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Fūd̲h̲and̲j̲
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( fawdand̲j̲ , fawtand̲j̲ , etc.) is mint Mentha L. (Labiatae). The term is of Persian, and ultimately of Indian origin ( pūdana ), which explains the various ways of transcription in the Arabic rendering. Under the name ḥabaḳ mint was well-known to the Arab botanists (Aṣmaʿī, K. al-Nabāt , ed. ʿAbd Allāh al-G̲h̲unaym, Cairo 1392/1972, 17). They describe it as a fragrant plant with an acrid taste, square-sectioned stalk and leaves similar to those of the willow. It often grows near water and resembles the water-mint, called nammām . The Beduins considered it as a means to check in …

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Dietrich, A., “Fūd̲h̲and̲j̲”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_8552>
First published online: 2012
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004161214, 1960-2007



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