Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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An acronym of four Syriac letters: ܐ (ʾālep̄) + ܡ (mīm) + ܢ (nūn) + ܬ (taw).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܐܡܢܬ (transliteration needed)

  1. (grammar) A mnemonic for four prefixes used in Syriac verbal morphology.

Derived terms

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References

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  • ˀmnt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-30
  • 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. 56b