انگبین

Persian

انگبین

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (DWBŠYA, ʾngpyn' /⁠angubēn⁠/, “honey”), from Proto-Iranian *Hangubáynah.

Cognate with Northern Kurdish hingiv, Zazaki engemîn, Central Kurdish ھەنگِوین (hengiwîn) and Talysh انگوین (anqevin).

Probably not related انگ (ang), which means yellowjacket; instead related to انگم (angom, “resin”).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	a
Dari reading?	a
Iranian reading?	e
Tajik reading?	a

Noun

Dari	انگبین
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ангубин

انگبین • (angobin, angabin)

1. honey

Synonyms

• عسل (asal)
• شهد (šahd)

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

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian انگبین (angabin).

Noun

انگبین • (angabīn) m (Hindi spelling अंगबीन)

1. honey

Synonyms

• مدھو
• عسل
• شہد