ܐܡܝܐܢܛܘܢ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܡܝܐܢܛܘܣ
• ܐܡܝܢܛܘܢ
• ܐܡܝܢܛܘܣ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμίαντος (amíantos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔammiʔantˤon]

Noun

ܐܡܝܐܢܛܘܢ • (ʾammīʾanṭōn) m

1. (mythology) salamander
2. amianthus, asbestos

References

• “ˀmyˀnṭwn”, 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. 11b
• 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. 54b