كحل

Arabic

root
Definitions
  • antimony
  • kohl, stibnite (pulverized antimony)

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic כוחלא derived from Akkadian 𒉌𒌓𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (stibium, antimony, antimon).

Origin

Akkadian

𒉌𒌓𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕

Gloss

stibium, antimony, antimon

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