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قنبيل

kamala (Mallotus philippensis and by modern extension Mallotus gen

Pronunciation: /qan.biːl/

Meaning

kamala (Mallotus philippensis and by modern extension Mallotus gen. et spp.)

Example

قنبيل، قال ابن ماسويه: هي تربة ⟨تشبه⟩ الرمل تعلوها صفرة، من الحاوي.

Kamala. Ibn Māsawayh said, as stands in al-Rāzī’s Ḥāwī: It is a dust resembling sand of yellowness upon it.

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