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ceruleus
أشقر ašqar
adj. šqr – reddish show/hide quotes-
Avic. An. vol. I 122, 63: sicut collum columbae quod aliquando videtur cerulei et aliquando rubicundi
Rahm. 62, 14: كطوق الحمامة فإنها ترى مرة شقراء ومرة أرجوانية
- 1 Avic. An.
أصفر aṣfar
adj. ṣfr – yellow show/hide quotes-
Avic. An. vol. II 7, 89: cum videmus aliquid ceruleum, iudicamus esse mel et dulce
Rahm. 166, 12: فإنا نرى مثلا شيئا أصفر فنحكم أنه عسل وحلو
- 1 Avic. An.
The Latin term ceruleus, which usually means ‘blue’ (caeruleus in classical orthography), is here understood as signifying the colour of wax (cera). Van Riet 1968, 7 fn. Cf. Van Riet 1972, 122 fn.