ܐܰܒܪܺܝܫܳܐ [?] ʾbryšʾ aḇrēšā erica arborea, heather
Probably Iranian; Duval, index pers., refers to NP avirs the mountain cypress (Steingass 119), non-SW form to be related to Av. hapərəsī- juniper, Parth. *aburs id. etc. (cf. Maggi 2003, no. 1); it is not excluded that the Syr. word was borrowed from an antecedent of NP avirs, but the exact etymon is unclear ● BB 21, 8; Löw N 3 ◆ LS 3b: no etymon