Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Akkadian 𒁓𒄢 (purkullu [BUR.GUL]), though unlikely.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʔarɡuvlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔarɡuvle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܐܪܓܘܒܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܪܓܘܒܠܐ)

  1. stonemason, stonecutter

Inflection edit

References edit

  • ˀrgwbl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-27
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 18b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 27b
  • 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. 94b