χαλβάνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Hebrew חֶלְבְּנָה (ḥelbənāh), from the root ח־ל־ב (ḥ-l-b) related to milk.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χᾰλβᾰ́νη • (khalbánē) f (genitive χᾰλβᾰ́νης); first declension

  1. galbanum, the resinous juice produced by plants of the genus Ferula

Inflection

Derived terms

  • χαλβανίς (khalbanís)
  • χαλβανόεις (khalbanóeis)

Descendants

  • Latin: galbanum
  • Old Armenian: քաղբան (kʻałban)
  • Old Georgian: ქალბანაჲ (kalbanay), ქალბანჱ (kalbanē)

References

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