Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἅπαξ (hápax).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔɑfazɡɑ(ʔ)], [ʔɑfz(ə)ɣɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɑfazɡe(ʔ)], [ʔɑfz(ə)ɣe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܦܙܓܐ (ʾāp̄azgāʾ, ʾāp̄zəḡāʾm (plural ܐܦܙܓܐ)

  1. one, single thing
  2. (arithmetic) odd number

Inflection

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Synonyms

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  • (odd number): ܦܪܐ (pārāʾ)

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of odd number): ܙܘܓܐ (zawgāʾ)

References

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  • ˀpzgˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-27
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 17b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 26a
  • 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. 84b