Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

Compare and Hebrew עָרוֹד (ʿārôḏ). The sense of "ballista" is a calque of Arabic عَرَّادَة (ʕarrāda).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)rɑðɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)rɑðe] (plural)

Noun edit

ܥܪܕܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܪܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܪܕܬܐ)

  1. onager, wild ass
  2. onager, ballista, siege weapon
  3. zebra
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)rɑðɑ], [ʕ(ə)raddɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)rɑðe], [ʕ(ə)radde] (plural)

Noun edit

ܥܪܕܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܪܕܐ)

  1. pole, peg, stick
  2. (architecture, construction) column, balk, timber
  3. (nautical) mast
  4. signpost
  5. wooden frame
Inflection edit

Etymology 3 edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܥܪܕܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܪܕܐ)

  1. mushroom, truffle
Inflection edit
Synonyms edit

References edit

  • ˁrd”, 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. 263b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 427b
  • 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, pp. 1135b-1136a