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sumach

Meaninga kind of shrub

Common meaning: a shrub used in tanning

Journey through time

  1. Arabicsummāq‘a species of shrub’source
  2. Spanishzumaguesource
  3. Frenchsumacsource
  4. Englishsumach‘a shrub used in tanning’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Arabic summāq ‘a kind of shrub’.

Roots

  • summāq Arabic “a kind of shrub”

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