ḫarūbu
DRAFT
Variant: ḫarūpu
Meanings:
(fruit or pod of false carob/Syrian mesquite)
de:German: Deutsch (Frucht oder Schote des syrischen Mesquitebaums)
fr:French: Français (Fruit ou gousse du mesquite de Syrie)
Grammar:
pos: subst.Substantive
Etymology: Inherited Related to Arab. ḫurnūb and ḫarrūb, the pods of the true carob tree, but the term ḫarnūb can also be used for referring to Syrian mesquite.
Discussion
The fruit of the ašāgu-shrub, identified as “false carob/Syrian mesquite” (Prosopis farcta) in Böck et al. 2023, 100–104; cf. also the note in CAD Ḫ 120f. ḫarūbu. It is also known under the alias “dove’s dung” (kabūt summati).