فرفحين

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فَرْفَحِين

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Aramaic פרפחינה / פרפחינא / ܦܪܦܚܝܢܐ (/⁠parpəḥīnā⁠/, purslane), from Akkadian 𒌓𒄭 (BABBAR.ḪI /⁠parpaḫu, papparḫu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒌓𒄭 (BABBAR.ḪI). These are of the same origin: Persian پرپرم (parparam), پرپهن (parpahan), Northern Kurdish pirpar, pêrpîne, Middle Armenian փրփրեմ (pʿrpʿrem), Georgian ფარფინა (parpina).

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فَرْفَحِين (farfaḥīnm

  1. purslane (Portulaca gen. et spp.); especially the common purslane or pursley (Portulaca oleracea)
    Synonyms: رِجْل (rijl), بَقْل (baql), بَرْبِير (barbīr)
  2. (nonstandard) Bacopa monnieri

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