Arabic

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 هليون on Arabic Wikipedia
 
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Etymology

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From Classical Syriac ܗܠܝܘܢ (/⁠*helyōn⁠/), from Ancient Greek ἕλειον (héleion, asparagus), literally the neuter of ἕλειος (héleios, of the marshland).

Noun

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هِلْيَوْن or هِلْيُون or هَلْيُون (hilyawn or hilyūn or halyūnm

  1. asparagus (Asparagus gen. et spp.)
    Synonyms: سَكُّوم (sakkūm), أَسْفَرَاج (ʔasfarāj)

Declension

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References

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  • هليون” in Almaany
  • Freytag, Georg (1837) “هليون”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 406
  • hlywn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 53
  • Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[3] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 195–198

Hijazi Arabic

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هِلْيون

Etymology

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From Arabic هِلْيَوْن (hilyawn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hil.ˈjoːn/, [hɪl.ˈjo̞ːn]

Noun

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هِلْيون (hilyōnm

  1. asparagus