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The word anber (pro. pounced amber) signifies also "saffron"; but the obbligato juxtaposition of aloes and sandal-wood tends to show that what is meant is the well-known product of the sperm-whale.
Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp John Payne 1879
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Kanun taksimi [1: 08] 20 - Zülf-i anber-bârinuñ âşüftesidür rüzgâr
AvaxHome RSS: yerbas07 2010
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Burton, "a lion."] [Footnote 80: Lit. "then they passed on till" (thumma fatou ila [an]).] [Footnote 81: Sic (ashjar anber); though what the Arabic author meant by "trees of ambergris" is more than I can say.
Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp John Payne 1879
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