Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Compare Arabic خُنْفُسَاء (ḵunfusāʔ) and Hebrew חִפּוּשִׁית (ḥippûšîṯ). Also compare ܚܒܫܘܫܬܐ (ḥaḇšuštāʾ, beetle; leech).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܚܪܦܘܫܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܚܪܦܘܫܝܬܐ)

  1. dung beetle

Inflection edit

References edit

  • ḥrpwšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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 494b