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ܥܝܢܐ

ܥܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Noun

ܥܝܢܐ (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܝܢܬܐ or ܥܝܢܐ)

  1. (anatomy) eye
  2. fountain, spring, source
  3. (botany) bulb, bud
  4. socket
  5. guide
  6. intelligence, mind's eye
  7. view, opinion
  8. appearance, aspect
  9. color/colour, sparkle, luster, brightness (e.g. of wine or gems)
  10. capital city, metropolis
  11. surface
  12. (architecture) opening, span, or arch of a bridge

Inflection

References

  • (yn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 251a-b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 411b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1097a-b