Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown, too rare a word, perhaps from the root م س خ (m-s-ḵ), maybe an Aramaic borrowing related to Classical Syriac ܐܡܫܐ (ʾamšā, flow, spurt), ܐܡܝܫܐ (ʾāmīšā, swamp; wetland edge of a river) in reference to where it grows.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔam.sˤuːx/, /ʔum.suːx/

Noun

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أَمْسُوخ or أُمْسُوخ (ʔamsūḵ or ʔumsūḵm

  1. (obsolete, rare) horsetail (Equisetum gen. et spp.)
    Synonyms: ذَنَب الْخَيْل (ḏanab al-ḵayl), كِنْبَاث (kinbāṯ)
    • a. 1210, ابن الأثير أبو السعادات, النهاية في غريب الحديث والأثر[1]:
      لو ضربك بأُمْصوخِ عيشومةٍ لقتلك الأمصوخُ خُوصُ الثُّمام وهو أضعف ما يكون.
      If you get beaten by dry horsetail it gets you killed, it is the frond of panicgrass, though it be the weakest there is.

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Descendants

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  • Middle Armenian: ամսուս (amsus), ումսուհ (umsuh), (possibly) ամվաճ (amvač)