ζουλάπιν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ζουλάπιον (zoulápion), ζουλάβιν (zoulábin), τζουλάπιν (tzoulápin)

Etymology

From Old Anatolian Turkish جلاب‎ (cüllab), from Arabic جُلَّاب‎ (jullāb, “rosewater, julep”), from Persian ‎ (golâb, “rosewater”).

Pronunciation

(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /zuˈla.pin/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /zuˈla.pin/

Noun

ζουλάπιν • (zoulápin) n (genitive ζουλαπίου); second declension

(Byzantine) rosewater, medicinal julep

ca 14^th c. CE, Johannes Zacharias Actuarius, Θεραπευτικὴ μέθοδος, 17.113.1-2:
...καὶ σεράπιον ἢ ζουλάπιν τῇ βαρβάρῳ φωνῇ καλοῦμεν
...kaì serápion ḕ zoulápin têi barbárōi phōnêi kaloûmen
...and we call syrup or julep according to the barbarian language

Descendants

Greek: ζουλάπι (zoulápi)

References

ζουλάπιν - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek) Online edition (22 vols. printed edition)

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