1. sabănum — Lewis & Short
sabănum, i, n., = sa/banon (cf.
Isid. Orig. 19, 26, 7),I a linen cloth for wiping, wrapping up in, etc.; a towel, napkin, Pall. Jun. 7, 3; Veg. 5, 46, 11; Apic. 6, 2; Marc. Emp. 26 med.
The corpus record — Latin
sabănum
sabănum · n
a linen cloth
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What it meant
2. sabanum — Walde–Hofmann
sabanum, -; n. „ein grobes leinenes Tuch, Serviette usw.“ (seit Pallad. und Veg., rom); aus gr. odßavov ds., das seinerseits semitischen Ursprungs ist, vgl. arab. sabanijat „in Saban (bei Bagdad) hergestellter Stoff^ (s. Lewy Fremdw. 24 m. Lit., Boisacq 348). Aus dem griech.-lat. Wort stammt got. saban (n.?) „leinenes Tuch, Totenkleid^ (Feist? 402), ahd. saban m. „leinenes Tuch“, aksl, russ. savan „leinenes Tuch, … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. sabanum, p. 1362]
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