Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܘ-ܩ-ܪ (w-q-r) related to heaviness. Compare Arabic وَقَار (waqār) and Hebrew יְקָר (yəqār).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܐܝܩܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܝܩܪܐ)

  1. honor/honour, dignity
  2. glory, magnificence, greatness, grandeur
  3. observance, reverence, funeral pomp
  4. dedication, consecration
  5. worth
  6. honorarium, fee, expense
  7. (finance) interest, profit
  8. advantage
  9. donation, gift, present
  10. household thing
  11. (typography) margin

Inflection

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References

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  • ˀyqr”, 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. 144a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 14a-b
  • 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. 38a