ʾmbl

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

• ʾnbl

Etymology

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Noun

ʾmbl • (ambar)

1. ambergris

Descendants

• → Arabic: عَنْبَر (ʕanbar)
  • → Persian: عنبر (ambar)
  • → Swahil: ambari
• → Classical Syriac: ܐܡܒܪ (ʾambar)
• → Hebrew: עִנְבָּר (ʿinbār)

References

• “ˀmbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “ambar”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 8