عنبرنسارا
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Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Historically written as عنبرنصارا, which seems to be عنبر (ambar, “ambergris”) + نصارا (nasârâ, “Christians”). Perhaps an ironic pun on عنبر سارا (ambar-e sârâ, “pure ambergris”), influenced by the well-known Christian and Islamic story of Jesus riding a donkey into Jerusalem.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæm.bæɹ.ne.sɒː.ɹɒ́ː]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Iranian reading? | anbarnesârâ |
Noun[edit]
عنبرنسارا • (ambarnesârâ)
- donkey dung (used in traditional medicine)
- 2020 November 22, “کرونا با «عنبرنسارا» درمان نمی شود؛ مراقب تجویزهای غیرعلمی باشید”, in irna.ir[1], Islamic Republic News Agency:
- کرونا با «عنبرنسارا» درمان نمی شود؛ مراقب تجویزهای غیرعلمی باشید
- korunâ bâ 'ambarnesârâ' darmân ne-mi-šavad: morâqeb-e tajviz-hâ-ye ğeyr-e-elmi bâšid
- Covid cannot be treated with "donkey dung": beware of pseudoscientific prescriptions