Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek Καῖσαρ (Kaîsar), from Latin Caesar.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܩܣܪ (qēsārm (plural ܩܣܪܘ or ܩܣܪܣ)

  1. caesar, emperor
  2. (figuratively) refuge

References edit

  • qysr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-10-09
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 324b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 512a
  • 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. 1388b