Wednesday, 22 August 2012

اليانسون Anise

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Etymology of arabic words: the word اليانسون
(ianisun) means Anise and according to Wikipedia “Anise /ˈænɪs/, Pimpinella anisum, also called aniseed, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest “. The above arab word derives from the Greek language, as the greek word is άνισο or άνησο (aniso) comes from the antiquity. In Turkish they use the words anason and Anise.


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