ዑቦል
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Tigrinya[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate to Tigre ዖበል (ʿobäl) of same meaning. Maybe borrowed from Southern Arabic عَبَل (ʕabal, “Calligonum gen. et spp.”), a comparable desert shrub of the same order.
Noun[edit]
ዑቦል • (ʿubol)
- tamarisk, especially Nile tamarisk (Tamarix nilotica)