كمون

Arabic

كَمُّون

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כַּמֹּונָֹא /‎ ܩܰܡܽܘܢܳܐ (kammōnā, cumin), from Akkadian 𒌑𒁷𒊺𒉪 (Ú.GAMUN /kamūnu/, cumin).

Noun

كَمُّون (kammūn) m

  1. cumin (Cuminum cyminum)
    كَمُّون أَسْوَد (kammūn ʾaswad)black caraway (Nigella sativa)
    كَمُّون بَرِّي (kammūn barrī)black caraway (Nigella sativa)
    كَمُّون حُلْو (kammūn ḥulw)anise, aniseed
Declension

Etymology 2

Related to the verb كَمَنَ (kamana, to hide) from the root ك م ن (k-m-n).

Noun

كُمُون (kumūn) m

  1. potentiality, latency
Declension

References

  • Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 57
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