خندريس

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xan.da.riːs/

Noun

خَنْدَرِيس (ḵandarīs) m (plural خَنَادِر (ḵanādir)) (obsolete)

  1. spelt, dinkel wheat
    Synonym: عَلَس (ʕalas)
    • 1025, ابن سينا (Avicenna), القانون في الطب [Canon Medicinae]:
      خندروس‏.‏
      الماهية‏:‏ هو الحنطة الرومية‏.‏
      الطبع‏:‏ غذاؤه أبرد من غذاء الحنطة وأقل وهو مع ذلك جيد كثير قوي غليظ‏.‏
      Spelt:
      What it is: It is Byzantine wheat.
      The character: Its food is cooler than wheat food and lesser and with that it is good, full, vigorous, thick.
  2. groats, gruel
  3. old wine
    • أَلَذَّ مِنَ المُدامِ الخَنْدَرِيسِ وَأَحْلَى مِنْ مُعَاطَاةِ الْكُؤُوسِ
      ʔalaḏḏa mina l-mudāmi l-ḵandarīsi waʔaḥlā min muʕāṭāti l-kuʔūsi
      And they rejoiced on old wine and delighted themselves in sharing the beakers.

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