Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σκαφεῖον (skapheîon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔɛsqaf(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛsq(ə)fɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ʔɛsqafjɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ʔɛsqafwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܣܩܦܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܐܣܩܦܘܬܐ or ܐܣܩܦܝܬܐ or ܐܣܩܦܬܐ)

  1. mattock, spade, two-pronged pitchfork

Inflection

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References

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  • ˀskph”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-13
  • ˀsqptˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-13
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 15b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, pp. 74b, 79a