‖ subjee
(sʌbˈdʒiː)
Also sabji, sabzi, subzee, subdschi, (erron.) subjah.
[ad. Urdu sabzī greenness, verdue, etc., bhang, f. sabz, a. Pers. sebz green.]
The leaves and seed capsules of Indian hemp (Cannabis indica) used for making bhang; also, a drink made from an infusion of bhang.
| 1826 W. Ainslie Materia Indica II. ii. i. 39 Banghie..(Tam[ool])... Subjah..(Duk[hanie] and Hind[oostanie]). 1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 239/2 The drug obtained from hemp is called bang, or haschish, or cherris: gangika, or ganga, kinnab, subjah, majah, are other names for it. 1855 Dunglison Med. Lex., Bangue,..Subjee. 1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 648/2 Bhang, the Hindustani siddhi or sabzi..is powdered and infused in cold water, yielding a turbid drink, subdschi. 1883 W. Dymock Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India 603 Cannabis sativa, Linn., Var. Indica... Leaves, Bháng, Siddhi, Sabzi (Hind. Beng. and Bomb.). 1887 Bentley Man. Bot. (ed. 5) 665 Bhang, Subjee, or Sidhee, the larger leaves and fruits without the stalks. 1893 ― et al. Pharmacographia Indica III. 320 Sabzi or Sabji, an infusion of Bhang with black pepper, anise and sugar. In Bengal milk, and cucumber and melon seeds are added. 1938 R. P. Walton Marihuana xi. 190 Bhang. Also known as Subjee—is the larger leaves and capsules of the cannabis compressed in balls and sticky layers with here and there some flowers between. Ibid. 195 Subzee, an infusion of bang. |