بلنجاسپ

Persian

Alternative forms

  • بیرنجاسب (birenjâsb), برنجاسب (birinjāsb), برنجاسف (birinjāsf), برنجاسه (birīnjāsa), بلنجاسف (bilinjāsf)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain, but possibly بالنگ (bâlang, citron; cucumber) or بادرنگ (bâdrang, cucumber; lemon) + اسپ (asp, horse), the first element generic for any plant of penetrative smell—as بلنجمشک (balanjmošk, lemon balm, literally lemon musk)— and the second because horses are naturally attracted to artemisias in cases of digestive issues. However see a different termination in Middle Armenian բարձուենեկ (barjuenek).

Noun

بلنجاسپ • (balanjâsp)

  1. mugwort
  2. southernwood

Descendants

  • Arabic: بِرِنْجَاسَف (birinjāsaf)بِلِنْجَاسَف (bilinjāsaf), فِرِنْجَاسَف (firinjāsaf)
  • Classical Syriac: ܒܪܢܓܣܦ (brngsp), ܦܠܢܓܣܦ (plngsp)
  • Middle Armenian: պարանճասիֆ (parančasif)

References

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