Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʔɛs.pɛs] (singular and plural)

Noun edit

ܐܣܦܣ (ʾespesf (plural ܐܣܦܣ)

  1. snake, adder, asp (especially Egyptian cobra)
    Synonyms: ܬܢܝܢܐ, ܟܘܪܦܐ, ܦܬܢܐ, ܚܘܝܐ
  2. tortoise
    Synonyms: ܣܦܝܢܬܐ, ܣܢܘܢܝܬܐ, ܣܠܘܦܝܬܐ, ܩܪܝܬܐ

References edit

  • ˀsps”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-08-09
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 15b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 24b
  • 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. 77a