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1 potash; 2 saltwort (Salsola kali; bot.) – WehrCowan1976.
▪ From Pers ʔušnān~ʔišnān ‘the herb alkali, and the ashes which are made from it, with which they wash clothes and the hands after eating’ (Steingass1892).
▪ Cf. also ↗ʔušnaẗ (< Pers ʔušna ‘lichen, algue, moss, usnea’) which, accord. to Rolland2014a, may be akin to ʔušnān.
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▪ See above, section CONC.
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▪ Cf. prob. Fr usnée < Lat usnea < Ar ↗ʔušnaẗ which is prob. akin to ʔušnān.
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