πήγανον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Has been connected with πήγνῡμῐ (pḗgnūmi, I stick in, make solid), but this is problematic, leading to Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πήγᾰνον (pḗganon) n (genitive πηγᾰ́νου); second declension

  1. rue, a plant from the genus Ruta.

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Descendants

  • Aramaic:
    • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: פיגנא (pejgānā)
    • Classical Syriac: ܦܝܓܢܐ (pejgānā), ܦܓܢܐ (feggān), ܦܝܓܘܢ (fejgōn), ܦܐܓܢܘܢ (feggānōn), ܦܝܓܐܢܘܢ (fejgānōn)
    • Arabic: فَيْجَن (fayjan)
  • Latin: pēganum
  • Persian: پیغن (pejğan)
    • Ottoman Turkish: پیغن (pejğan)

References

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