Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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دِيَاقُود (diyāqūdm (plural دِيَاقُودَات (diyāqūdāt))

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

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Descendants

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  • Medieval Latin: deiacur

References

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  • 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