حبار
Loligo vulgaris
#nm_0120📍 Egypt
- Language
- Standard Arabic
- Transliteration
- Habbar
- IPA
- /ħbaːr/
From Arabic حبّار ḥabbār (ink-maker) ↳ From root ح-ب-ر (ḥ-b-r) relating to ink
Named for ink used with reed pens. Etymological cousin of kalem (pen) - both from Semitic root #ḳlm (reed).
⚠️ Often confused with: حبار (Sepia officinalis)