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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