انگبین
Persian
Etymology
- From Middle Persian [script needed] (DWBŠYA) / [script needed] (ʾngpyn' /angubēn/, “honey”). Cognate with Northern Kurdish hingiv, Zazaki engemîn (angamīn) and Central Kurdish ھەنگوین (hangwīn).
- انگ (ang) in Persian is bee, cognate with Northern Kurdish hing and Central Kurdish ھەنگ (hang).
Pronunciation
Noun
| Dari | انگبین |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ангубин |
انگبین • (angobin, angabin)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- سرکنگبین (serkangobin, serkangabin), سکنگبین (sekangobin, sekangabin, “a drink of vinegar and honey”)
- گلانگبین, گلنگبین (gul-angobin, gul-angabin, “a conserve or drink of rose petals in honey”)
- ترانگبین, ترنگبین (tar-angobin, tar-angabin, “Persian manna, Alhagi maurorum, Alhagi persarum or its honeydew”)
- گزانگبین, گزنگبین (gaz-angobin, gaz-angabin, “tamarisk manna, Tamarix gallica”)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “angubēn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 10
Urdu
Etymology
From Persian انگبین (angabin).
Noun
انگبین • (angabīn) m (Hindi spelling अंगबीन)