Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈbuv.lɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbuw.lɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbuw.lo]

Noun edit

ܒܘܒܠܐ (būḇlā, būḇālāc (plural ܒܘܒܠܐ (būḇlē, būḇālē) or ܒܘܒܠܘ (būḇālō), singular feminine counterpart ܒܘܒܠܬܐ (būḇləṯā, būḇāltā))

  1. buffalo; wild bull, ox

Inflection edit

References edit

  • bwbl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-06-06
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 26a
  • Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 44b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 37a
  • 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, page 124a