Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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Root
ܒ ܓ ܠ
1 term

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [b(ə)ɣɑlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [b(ə)ɣɑle] (plural)

Noun

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ܒܓܠܐ (bəḡālām (plural ܒܓܠܐ (bəḡālē))

  1. chattering, babble, idle talk
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic بَغْل (baḡl).

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Noun

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ܒܓܠܐ (baḡlām (plural ܒܓܠܐ (baḡlē), singular feminine counterpart ܒܓܠܬܐ (baḡləṯā))

  1. mule
    Synonym: ܟܘܕܢܝܐ (kōḏanyā)
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References

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  • bgl2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • bgl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 58a
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 24a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 34b
  • 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 117b