ܦܶܣܬܩܳܐ pstqʾ pestqā πιστάκια 1. pistachio-nut; 2. ܦܣܬܩܐ ܕܫܝܘܠ pstqʾ d-šywl nutmeg
Allotropes: ܦܘܣܬܩܐ pwstqʾ; ܦܣܛܩܐ psṭqʾ. Derivative: ܦܘܼܣܬܩܵܝܵܐ pwstqyʾ pustqāyā of pistachio
Early MP pistak, later pistag [pstk'] pistachio nut (CPD 69); OP *pistaka- id. (Hinz 1975, 192; Id. 1973, 84); NP pista id. (Steingass 250); see Laufer 1919, 251 ● pstqʾ pistachio-nut Sus 54; Geop 75, 15; Duv B 2, 100, 2; nutmeg EN 24, 40; BB 1592, 13; pwstqyʾ Duv B 200, 14 ◆ LS 585a–b; Duval index pers. 223