ISLAMIC AND CHRISTIAN
SPAIN
IN THE EARLY
MIDDLE AGES
Thomas F. Glick
Table 2
Andalusi Terms for Wheat
A. ARABIC TERMS WHICH PASSED INTO ROMANCE
Romance
Arabic Form
Meaniing
Derivative
daqsa
sorghum
adaza
darmaqa
hard wheat
adárgama
dhura
sorghum
aldora
duqûq
high-grade wheat flour adutaque
madhûn
lower grade wheat
almodón
samîd
white flour
acemite
B. ARABIC TERMS DERIVED FROM ROMANCE
FORMS
Romance Form Meaning Arabic Derivative
álaga
spelt
araka
centeno
rye
shantiyya
rubión
red wheat
ruyun