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Etymology edit

From Classical Syriac ܕܝܩܘܕܐ, ܕܝܐܩܘܕܐ (diyāqōḏā), from Byzantine Greek διὰ κωδυῶν (dià kōduôn), διακώδιον (diakṓdion), where κωδύα (kōdúa), κώδεια (kṓdeia), κώδυον (kṓduon) is the Greek word for the poppyhead.

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Noun edit

دِيَاقُود (diyāqūdm (plural دِيَاقُودَات (diyāqūdāt))

  1. (obsolete) diacode, a soporific remedy against coughs consisting of a sugared brew obtained by cooking whole poppyheads

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Medieval Latin: deiacur

References edit

  • dyqwdˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “دياقود”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 480
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 204
  • Simonet, Francisco Javier (1888) Glosario de voces ibéricas y latinas usadas entre los mozárabes (in Spanish), Madrid: Establecimiento tipográfico de Fortanet, page 174
  • Vázquez de Benito, María Concepción, Herrera, María Teresa (1989) Los arabismos de los textos médicos latinos y castellanos de la Edad Media y de la Modernidad, Madrid: CSIC, page 213