כמון

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־מ־ן (k-m-n)
1 term

From Aramaic כַּמֹּונָֹא / ܩܰܡܽܘܢܳܐ (kammōnā, “cumin”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 (Ú.GAMUN /⁠kamūnu⁠/, “cumin”). Compare Ge'ez ከሚን (kämin), ካሚን (kamin), Arabic كَمُّون (kammūn).

Noun

כַּמּוֹן • (kamón) m

  1. cumin

See also

References

  • “כמון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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