ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܐ

Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek σπεκουλάτωρ (spekoulátōr), from Latin speculātor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔɛspuqlatˤrɑ], [ʔɛspuqlɑtˤrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛspuqlatˤre], [ʔɛspuqlɑtˤre] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܐ (ʾespuqlāṭrām (plural ܐܣܦܘܩܠܛܪܐ (ʾespuqlāṭrē))

  1. speculator, scout
  2. lictor, executioner, hangman
  3. guard, bodyguard, attendant

Inflection

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References

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  • ˀspwqlṭr”, 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, page 15b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 24a
  • 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, page 75b