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acenge (or: alsangeh)
صنج ṣanǧ
n. ṣnǧ – (a kind of) harp (mus., instr.) (in star descriptions) show/hide quotes-
Albu. Intro. JS 221, 343: est prope Zormuce qui percutit alchien, quod est acenge, et canit fistula
Lemay 378, 205: وهي قريبة من أي موسى الذي يضرب بالكنّار وهو الصنج ويزمر
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Albu. Intro. JS 228, 547: Et ascendit … res que vocatur Alsangeh
Lemay 383, 337: وشىءٌ يقال له الصحّة [var.: الصنجة]
- 3 Albu. Intro. JS
EI² s.v. miʿzaf.
< Arabic al-ṣanǧ < Persian čang. The Latin term is not documented in MLW, DMLBS and LLNMA.