Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Probably related to ܐܡܝܫܐ (ʾāmīšāʾ, swamp).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔamʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔamʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܡܫܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܡܫܐ)

  1. flood, wave

Inflection

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References

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  • ˀmš”, 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. 12b
  • 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. 58a