Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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An acronym of six Syriac letters: ܒ (bêṯ) + ܓ (gāmal) + ܕ (dālaṯ) + ܟ (kāp̄) + ܦ () + ܬ (taw). Compare Hebrew בֶּגֶ״ד כֶּפֶ״ת (béḡeḏ kép̄eṯ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [b(ə)ɣaðk(ə)fɑθ]

Noun

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ܒܓܕܟܦܬ (bəḡaḏkəp̄āṯ)

  1. (grammar) A mnemonic for six stop consonants and their fricative allophones used in Syriac spirantization. See Begadkefat.

References

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  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 34b