شوکران

See also: شوكران

Persian

شوکران

Etymology

Through a Semitic borrowing, however a false cognate to the Semitic root for drunkenness, intoxication (Arabic س ك ر (s-k-r)); from a form equaling Aramaic שׁכרונא / ܫܲܟܪܘܿܢܵܐ (šaḵrōnā, henbane), Hebrew שִׁכָּרוֹן (šikārōn, henbane), Arabic سَكْرَان (sakrān), سَيْكَرَان (saykarān, henbane). Derived from Akkadian 𒌑𒅫 (U2.ŠAKIR /šakirû/, a plant, drug), ultimately a loan from Sumerian 𒌑𒅫 (U2.ŠAKIR /šakir/, a plant, drug).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /ʃavkaˈɾɔn/

Noun

Dari شوکران
Iranian Persian
Tajik шавкарон (šavkaron)

شوکران (šowkarân)

  1. hemlock (Conium gen. et spp., particularly Conium maculatum)

Descendants

  • Arabic: شَوْكَرَان (šawkarān)

Further reading

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