Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Ancient Greek σάκρᾱ (sákrā) or directly from its source, Latin sacra.

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Noun edit

ܣܩܪܐ (saqrāf (plural ܣܩܪܣ)

  1. letter (especially imperial rescript, edict, state letter of recommendation, passport)
    Synonym: ܐܓܪܬܐ
  2. official report

Etymology 2 edit

From the root ܣ-ܩ-ܪ (s-q-r) related to hating.

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Noun edit

ܣܩܪܐ (səqārā) m (uncountable)

  1. hatred, envy
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References edit

  • sqr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-01
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 235b, 236a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 389a
  • 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. 1041a