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‖ samn, n.|sam|
Also samna.
[Arab. samn, Egyptian Arab. (colloq.) samna.]
In the Middle East: a type of clarified butter, similar to ghee, from which the water has been extracted by boiling.
1888C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. ii. 35 The samn or clarified Beduin butter of this droughty highland is esteemed above other, in Syria. 1910Encycl. Brit. II. 261/1 A large proportion of the milk is made into samn, clarified butter. 1929F. Stark Let. 8 Oct. in Lett. from Syria (1942) 190 He went to Shahba with a load of samn. 1974Encycl. Brit. Micropædia II. 408/2 Samna is the name for butterfat in Egypt. |