esfand

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noun

The seeds of wild rue.

OriginPersian اسفند →
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Meanings

esfand1

nounesfand (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe seeds of wild rue.

    2010, July 14, My Persian Kitchen, Esfand & The Evil Eye (title), My Persian Kitchen, cited in the bibliography of 2016, Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin, volume 78 or 79

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    Not only is esfand directly endorsed by God and used by the Prophet Muhammad, but it also instills courage, expels demons and diseases, and repels the evil eye.

    2005, Fereshteh Davaran, Continuity in Iranian Identity: A Study of Andarz and Adab

    Whenever there is suspicion of the influence of the evil eye, Isfand is said to cleanse the evil spirits, protect the household, and ward off evil.

    2011, Luke A. Myers, Gnostic Visions:Uncovering the Greatest Secret of the Ancient World

    The inhibitive role of Esfand seed extract (ESE) was studied in 3.5% NaCl medium.

    2020 September 10, Mehdi Tabatabaei Majd et al., “Steel corrosion lowering in front of the saline solution by a nitrogen-rich source of green inhibitors: Detailed surface, electrochemical and computational studies”, in Construction and Building Materials, volume 254

    Alkaloids of Esfand can form dangerous reaction with antihistamines, antidepressants, decongestants, expectorant and some stimulants

    2021 February 9, Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian, “Improving health benefits with considering traditional and modern health benefits of Peganum harmala”, in Clinical Phytoscience

Esfand2

proper noun
  1. The twelfth solar month of the Persian calendar.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wild rue

Origin

esfand · noun

  1. Persianاسفند
  2. Englishesfand

Borrowed from Persian اسفند.

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Esfand · proper noun

  1. Classical Persianاسفند
  2. Iranian Persianاسفند
  3. EnglishEsfand

Borrowed from Iranian Persian اسفند (esfand), from Classical Persian اسفند (isfand). See there for more.

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Chicago

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