Alhagi

See also: alhagi

Translingual

Etymology

Introduced as a genus name by Abraham Gagnebin in 1755, rarely circulating before as a transcription of the Arabic حَاج‎ (ḥāj) or more specifically vulgar pronunciation of its singulative, with prepended article, الْحَاجَة‎ (al-ḥāja), this plant name deriving from Aramaic חָגָּה‎ / ܚ̈ܵܓܸܐ‎ (ḥāggā, “Alhagi”), from Akkadian 𒂊𒄖𒌋 (egu, “apparently Alhagi”).

Proper noun

Alhagi f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – camelthorns, manna trees.

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