Classical Syriac

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *ʔamat-.

Noun

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ܐܡܬܐ (ʾamməṯāf (plural ܐܡܗܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܥܒܕܐ)

  1. maidservant
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Etymology 2

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Compare Hebrew אַמָּה (ʾammâ).

Noun

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ܐܡܬܐ (ʾamməṯāf (plural ܐܡܐ)

  1. (anatomy) forearm
  2. cubit
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References

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  • ˀmhh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-01-18
  • ˀmh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-01-18
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 11a-b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 19a, 20b
  • 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