Middle Persian

Alternative forms

• ʾnbl

Noun

ʾmbl • ‎(ambar)

1. ambergris

Descendants

• → Arabic: عَنْبَر ‎(ʿanbar)
• → Classical Syriac: ܐܡܒܪ ‎(ʾambar)
• → Hebrew: עִנְבָּר ‎(ʿinbār)

References

• “)mbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “ambar”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 8