But do you have any clue as to what the Arabic origins of the name Lemon are? The Hebrew names for various Citrus fruits, follow different patterns:
Oranges being Tapuz, a modern acronym of Tapu'ach Zahaz, use the older European "Golden Apples".
Lemons, being Limon, take after the Arabic, and
Grapefruit being Eshkolit, takes after the English, in being named for the "clusters" (an Eshkol) that they grow in.
Aside from newly invented citrus species, the only one that has a unique Hebrew name is the Citron, known as the Etrog (which goes back to the Aramaic). This because of its' ritual importance.
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Date: 2008-05-27 08:10 pm (UTC)- Oranges being Tapuz, a modern acronym of Tapu'ach Zahaz, use the older European "Golden Apples".
- Lemons, being Limon, take after the Arabic, and
- Grapefruit being Eshkolit, takes after the English, in being named for the "clusters" (an Eshkol) that they grow in.
Aside from newly invented citrus species, the only one that has a unique Hebrew name is the Citron, known as the Etrog (which goes back to the Aramaic). This because of its' ritual importance.