Arabic in Cards English Words from Arabic

English Words from Arabic

amber

العَنْبَر

ʿanbar

The word first named ambergris, the perfume, then passed to amber, the golden fossil resin.

Meaning in Arabic
ambergris
Arabic today says
العَنْبَر، والكَهْرَمان
The path between languagesʿanbar → amber

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