Classical Syriac edit

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Etymology edit

From the root ܫ-ܓ-ܪ (š-ɡ-r) related to draining or flowing.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܫܝܓܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural only; not used in singular form)

  1. pit, socket
  2. (anatomy) alveolus, gums, gingiva

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References edit

  • šygr”, 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. 359b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 574a
  • 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. 1511b