𒊭𒄠𒁀𒇷𒅋𒌈

Akkadian

Etymology

Literally meaning "mixture grass", from 𒊭𒄠𒈬 (šammu, “plant(s); grass, herb”) + 𒁀𒅋𒌈 (balītu, “waste land; rubbish tip”) (< /baliltu/).

Noun

𒊭𒄠𒁀𒇷𒅋𒌈 (ša-am-ba-li-il-tum, /šambaliltu/)

fenugreek

Descendants

→ Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: שִׁבְּלִילְתָא‎ (šibbəlīləṯā)
→ Classical Syriac: ܫܒܠܝܠܬܐ‎ (šebbəlīltā), ܦܠܝܠܬܐ‎ (pəlīltā)
→ Unknown Semitic
- → Middle Persian: šmblyt (šamblīt, šamblīd), šmblytk' (šambalīdag, “fenugreek”)
  - Persian: شنبلیله‎ (šambalile)
    - → Georgian: შამბალილა (šambalila)
    - → Hindustani:
      Urdu: شنبلید‎ (šambalīd)
    - → Old Armenian: շաբալութ (šabalutʿ)
    - → Russian: шамбала́ (šambalá)
    - → Svan: შა̈მბლიკა̈ჲ (šämbliḳäy)
  - → Old Armenian: շամղիտակ (šamłitak)
  - → Arabic: شِمْلِيدِج‎ (šimlīdij)

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