Aritam, Ariṭam, Arīṭam, Āriṭam, Ārītam: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Aritam in India is the name of a plant defined with Azadirachta indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Melia indica Brandis (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Afr. J. Health Sci. (1995)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2002)
· African Journal of Traditional, African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines (2006)
· For. Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1874)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (2003)
· International Journal of Dermatology (2007)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Aritam, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ariṭam (அரிடம்) noun < idem.

1. Evil, misfortune; தீங்கு. அரிடமானதன் விதியினால் [thingu. aridamanathan vithiyinal] (மகாபாரதம் நிரை. [magaparatham nirai.] 44).

2. Black hellebore. See கடுகுரோகணி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kadugurogani. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

3. Margosa. See வேம்பு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [vembu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Aritam (அரிதம்) noun < harit. Point of the compass; திக்கு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thikku. (pingalagandu)]

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Aritam (அரிதம்) noun < harita.

1. Greenness, verdure; பச்சை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pachai. (pingalagandu)]

2. Meadow, pasture, land with green grass growing on it; பசும் புற்றரை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pasum purrarai. (pingalagandu)]

3. Gold colour; பொன்னிறம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ponniram. (pingalagandu)]

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Arīṭam (அரீடம்) noun < ariṣṭa. Black hellebore. See கடுகுரோகிணி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kadugurogini. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Āriṭam (ஆரிடம்) noun < அரு-மை [aru-mai] + இடம். [idam.] Slippery ground; வழுக்குநிலம். [vazhukkunilam.] (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு [sudamaninigandu] 11, 189.)

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Āriṭam (ஆரிடம்) noun < ārṣa.

1. That which relates to or is derived from the Ṛṣis; ருஷிசம்பந்தமானது. ஆரிடமாகிய கரணம் [rushisambanthamanathu. aridamagiya karanam] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 145, உரை [urai]).

2. Knowledge communicated by sages in the shape of books; முனிவர் அருளிய நூல். (திவா.) [munivar aruliya nul. (thiva.)]

3. Marriage in which the bride and bridegroom are placed between a cow and a bull both well decorated; ஆவையும் ஆனேற்றை யும் அலங்கரித்து அவற்றிடையே வதூவரரை நிறவி நீர் பெய்து கொடுக்கும் மணம். [avaiyum anerrai yum alangarithu avarridaiye vathuvararai niravi nir peythu kodukkum manam.] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 92, உரை. [urai.])

4. Marriage in which the father gives away his daughter according to the rule before the sacred fire, after receiving from the bridegroom for the fulfilment of the sacred law a cow and a bull or two pairs as a present; ஆவும் ஆனேறும் பரிசமாகப் பெற்றுக்கொண்டு கன்னியைத் தீமுன் னர்க்கொடுக்கும் மணம். [avum anerum parisamagap perrukkondu kanniyaith thimun narkkodukkum manam.] (அகப்பொருள் விளக்கம் [agapporul vilakkam] 117, உரை. [urai.])

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Ārītam (ஆரீதம்) noun < hārīta.

1. Green pigeon. See பச்சைப்புறா. ஆரீதம் புக்குலா யுலைதரு மலய வெற்பு [pachaippura. aritham pukkula yulaitharu malaya verpu] (இரகுவமிசம் திக். [iraguvamisam thig.] 119).

2. A text book of Hindu law ascribed to the Ṛṣi Hārīta; ஆரீத ராற் செய்யப்பட்ட ஸ்மிருதி. [aritha rar seyyappatta smiruthi.]

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Aritam (அரிதம்) noun < harita. (நாநார்த்த. [nagarthathipigai])

1. Horse of greenish yellow colour; பசும்புரவி. [pasumburavi.]

2. Turmeric; மஞ்சள். (பரிபாசை அகராதி) [manchal. (paripasai agarathi)]

3. Land; பூமி. (பொதிகை நிகண்டு) [pumi. (pothigai nigandu)]

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Āriṭam (ஆரிடம்) noun < ārṣa. The Āgamas; ஆகமம். (நாநார்த்த.) [agamam. (nagarthathipigai)]

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