MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

ARABIC INDEX

Romanisation order

Various regional as well as romanised versions of the Arabic names will be found in the records. Click on botanical name to go to full record.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 

 

A

Musa textilis Nés <- Alyâf el mânîllâ

Ananas sativus Schult. <- Anânâs

Aralia papyrifera Hook. <- Arâlyah xxxxxx

Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels <- 'Argan

Capparis spinosa L. <- Assaf

 

B

Cannabis sativa L. subsp. indica (Lam.) E. Small & Cronquist <- Bang

Allium cepa L. <- Basla

Cucumis melo L. (Reticulatus Group) Rockmelon <- Battikh

Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. var. cajan <- Bisillah hindîyah

 

D

Capsicum frutescens L. <- Dâr fulful

Piper longum L. <- Dâr fulful

Zea mays L. (Everta Group) <- Dhurah fishâr

Zea mays L. (Indentata Group) <- Dhurah nâb el gamal

Zea mays L. <- Dhurah shâmîyah

Zea mays L. (Saccharata Group) <- Dhurah sukkarîyah

Zea mays L. (Indurata Group) <- Dhurah suwânîyah

Borassus flabellifer L. <- Dôm

 

F

Phaseolus vulgaris L. <- Fasûlyah

Canavalia ensiformis L. (DC.) <- Fâsûlyâ seyfîyah

Ficus carica L. <- Fikas barchomi

Areca catechu L. <- Fûfal

Vicia faba L. <- Fûl

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata <- Fûl gnâwa (Morocco)

Canavalia gladiata (Jack.) DC. <- Fûl hindî

Phaseolus vulgaris L. 'Red Kidney' <- Fûl lkbir

Arachis hypogaea L. <- Fûl sûdânî

Arachis hypogaea L. <- Fûl sûdânî

Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum <- Fulful ahhmar

Piper nigrum L. <- Fulful aswad

Piper methysticum G. Forst. <- Fulful kâwah

Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum <- Fulful rûmî

 

G

Daucus carota sativa <- Gazar

Daucus carota <- Gazar barrî

Arundo donax L. <- Ghâb baladî

Arundo donax L. <- Ghâb rûmî

 

H

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. <- Handiyya (Morocco)

Cicer arietinum L. <- Hhimmass

Cichorium endivia L. <- Hindibâ' (Egypt)

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. <- Hindîr (Morocco)

 

K

Piper cubeba L. f. <- Kabâbah

Carum carvi L. <- Karawyâ

Prunus avium L. <- Karaz barrî

Areca catechu L. <- Kawthal

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. <- Kerma (Algeria)

Ficus carica L. <- Kermus (Algeria)

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. <- Kermus ennsara (Algeria)

Papaver somniferum L. <- Khashkhash aswad

Papaver rhoeas L. <- Khashkhash bustânî

Papaver rhoeas L. <- Khashkhash manthûr

Papaver somniferum L. subsp. somniferum <- Khashkhash zabadî

Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. <- Khayzûrân

Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex Wendl. <- Khayzûrân

Phyllostachys aurea Rivière & C. Rivière <- Khayzûrân assfar

Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro <- Khayzûrân aswad

Cannabis sativa L. subsp. indica (Lam.) E. Small & Cronquist <- Kif (Morocco)

Crocus sativus L. <- Krûkû

 

L

Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet subsp. purpureus <- Lablâb

Turnip <- Laft

Prunus amygdalus (L.) Batsch <- Lawz

Prunus amygdalus (L.) Batsch var. amara (Ludwig ex DC.) Focke <- Lawz murr

Phaseolus vulgaris L. <- Lûbîyâ'

Phaseolus vulgaris L. <- Lûbîyâ'

Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. var. cajan <- Lûbyâ sûdânî

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. cylindrica (L.) Verdc. <- Lûbyâ' baladî

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc. <- Lûbyâ' baladî

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata <- Lûbyâ' baladî

Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. <- Lûf

Prunus amygdalus (L.) Batsch <- Llûz

 

M

Prunus mahaleb <- Mahhlab

Mangifera indica L. <- Mangô

Mangifera indica L. <- Mangô

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata <- Mash

Piper aduncum L. <- Matîkû

Apricot <- Mishmish

Musa paradisiaca L. <- Moz

 

N

Arenga saccharifera Labill. <- Nakhlet es sukkar

P

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Everta Group) <- Pupkorn

Q

Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. <- Qanâ

Lotus tetragonolobus L. <- Qaranbûsh

Saccharum officinarum L. <- Qassab es sukkar

Saccharum officinarum L. <- Qassab es sukkar

Cannabis sativa L. <- Qinnib

Cannabis sativa L. subsp. sativa <- Qinnib

R

Boehmeria nivea Gaud. <- Râmî

 

S

Cydonia oblonga Mill. <- Sfarzhal

Capsicum conicum <- Shattah

Cichorium intybus L. <- Shikôryah

Zingiber officinale Rosc. <- Skînzhbîr (Morocco)

 

T

Borassus flabellifer L. <- Tâl

Piper betle L. <- Tâmûl

Piper betle L. <- Tanbul

Ficus carica L. <- Teen (Egypt)

Ficus carica L. <- Teen barchomi (Egypt) xxxx

Allium sativum L. <- Thawm

Cannabis sativa L. subsp. sativa <- Tîl

Malus domestica Borkh. <- Tuffahh

Malus sylvestris Miller <- Tuffahh barrî

Citrus medica Cedratier <- Tuffahh mâhî

Y

Cananga odorata Hook. <- Yilâng yilâng

Monstera deliciosa Liebm. <- Yurdurûm

Z

Crocus sativus L. <- Za'farân

Zingiber officinale Rosc. <- Zangabîl

Zea mays L. (Everta Group) <- Zhurah fishâr

Zea mays L. (Indentata Group) <- Zhurah nâb el gamal

Zea mays L. <- Zhurah shâmîyah

Zea mays L. (Saccharata Group) <- Zhurah sukkarîyah

Zea mays L. (Indurata Group) <- Zhurah suwânîyah

 

 

 

Main reference(s) used in the compilation of this index :

Bedevian Armenag K., 1936, Illustrated Polyglottic Dictionary of Plant Names, Argus & Papazian Presses, Cairo, Egypt.

 

Main contributor(s) to this index (Personal communication) :

Ali Feda, Amgad Elmahdi.

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