I am wondering if anyone knows of, or has any ideas about, where the Arabic word عُنْصُر ʿunṣur "element; race" comes from.
Also, is the word at all related with the Arabic word العنصرة "Pentecost" (which I notice has the same root consonants as the Talmudic Hebrew word for Pentecost - עצרת - aside from additional ن/n in the Arabic word)?
Also, is the word at all related with the Arabic word العنصرة "Pentecost" (which I notice has the same root consonants as the Talmudic Hebrew word for Pentecost - עצרת - aside from additional ن/n in the Arabic word)?