حَنْضٞابو
ḥanẓ̂éboʰ (du. ḥanẓ̂ebóti, pl. ḥánẓ̂ab)
basic morphological information

n. (f.)

bead, sprangle
бусина
خرزة
LS 183; CSOL III
text examples

ḥánẓ̂ab di-beṣ̌ábeṣ̌ ḷe-ker ˁéyhon šker mešáľḳef e-di-yefóḳi ḷaḷ fóuḳa ‘In bygone years, the beads of the beṣ̌ábeṣ̌-type were beautiful: they were fitting for wearing whenever they were put on’ (field notes)

semantic notes

The relevant passage in the Vienna corpus describes small pieces of frankincense of different colors (Müller 1905: 44) which can well be designated as “beads” (Kogan 2015: 558).

root
ḥnẓ̂b
etymology

The origin of Proto-MSA *ḥanṣ̂ab-at- ‘bead’ is unknown. Contra Leslau (LS 183), certainly unrelated to PS *ḫṣb ‘to cut’ (DUL 406). Note Tgr. ḥendebbät ‘a sort of ear-ring’ as well as Akk. anṣabtu ‘earring’.

continental MSA
By regular expression