concrete 1a,b) ambas, basudani; 1c) ambas; 2) ambasidan Fr.: 1) concret; 2) se concrétiser 1a) Relating to a particular instance or object, as opposed to
→ general. M.E. concret, from L. concretus "condensed, hardened, thick, stiff, clotted," p.p. of concrescere "to grow together," from → com- "together" + crescere "to grow," cognate with Pers. korré "foal, colt," korr "son, boy," → crescent. Ambas, a variant of anbast in several dialects (e.g. Tabari) "dense, thick;"
Mid.Pers. hambast "compact, tied together,"
from ham- "together," → com- + bast p.p.
of bastan "to clot, congeal; to bind,"
Av./O.Pers. band-
"to bind, fetter," basta- "bound, tied,"
Skt. bandh- "to bind, tie, fasten," PIE
*bhendh- "to bind," cf. Ger. binden, E. bind. |