Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܝ-ܥ-ܐ (y-ʿ-ʾ) related to sprouting.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [jɑʕiθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jɑʕjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܝܥܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܝܥܝܬܐ)

  1. sprout, plant, herb
  2. shoot, bud
Inflection edit
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

A dissimilated form of ܥܥܝܬܐ (ʿāʿyāṯā(ʾ)).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [jɑʕiθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jɑʕjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܝܥܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܝܥܝܬܐ)

  1. (military, architecture) projection, battlement, parapet, merlon
Inflection edit

References edit

  • yˁy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 142b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 194b
  • 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. 578a