nabk
/ˈnabək/noun
Either of two thorny shrubs or small trees of the genus Ziziphus (family Rhamnaceae) that are native to the Middle East and North Africa, Z. lotus and Z. spina-christi. Also †nabk-thorn, nabk-tree.
- Believed by some to be the plant from which Christ's crown of thorns was woven..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Lane (1801–1876), orientalist. From Arabic nabq (also in form nabaq, nabiq, nibq) the fruit of the Ziziphus lotus or the tree itself.
- take sides
- take silk
- take some doing
- take someone aback
- take someone at their word
- take someone back
- take someone for a ride
- take someone in
- take someone in hand
- take someone in rear
- take someone into one's confidence
- take someone off
- take someone on
- take someone out
- take someone out of themselves
- take someone's breath away
- take someone's name in vain
- take someone/something in hand
- take someone's (or one's own) life
- take someone's point
- take someone's word (for it)
- take someone/thing by surprise
- take someone/thing out
- take someone/thing seriously
- take someone to law