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grgr (gargir, gargīrā) n.m. rocket, i.e., arugula
(bot.) rocket (a type of mustard) = arugula and/or watercress
Gal, Syr, JBA, Man
PTŠab 10.a:31[2]↗ ההן דגזז ٠٠٠ גרגר‏ : the one who cuts ... rocket † ; BT Šab 109a(12)↗ גרגירא אף לדידי מעלי לי‏ : rocket is also beneficial for me
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See discussions DJBA, Gignoux in Fest. Sims-Williams=Iranica 17, pp. 118ff. and Arabic jirjīr. From Akkadian (Sumerian?) (e)gingīru. Flora 1:491+.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 256[131]DJPA: 135aDJBA: 298aJastrow: 264Drower/Macuch: 85bPS Suppl.: 79BarBahlul: 55:19; 514:1; 613:8

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