تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 10.9.1

10.9.1

Among them is the ʿanba, with a over the ʿ, no vowel on the n and a over the single-dotted b. It is a tree resembling the bitter-orange tree except that it is larger in size and has more leaves, and its shade is the most abundant of shades, but it is heavy, so that whoever sleeps under it falls ill. Its fruit is the size of a large pear. When it is green, before it is fully ripe, they take what has fallen of it, put salt on it and pickle it as limes and lemons are pickled in our country. In the same way they also pickle