Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܡ-ܛ-ܚ (m-ṭ-ḥ) related to licking the fingers.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mɑtˤoħtɑ(ʔ)], [matˤtˤoħtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mɑtˤoħɑθɑ(ʔ)], [matˤtˤoħɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܡܛܘܚܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܡܛܘܚܬܐ)

  1. (anatomy) index finger, forefinger

Inflection edit

References edit

  • mṭwḥh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 266b
  • 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. 744b