Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From Akkadian 𒄑𒃶𒈾 (bukānu [ĜEŠ.GAN.NA]).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [buˈxɑ.nɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [buˈxɑ.ne] (plural)

Noun

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ܒܘܟܢܐ (būḵānām (plural ܒܘܟܢܐ)

  1. pestle
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbux.nɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈbux.ne] (plural)

Noun

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ܒܘܟܢܐ (būḵnām (plural ܒܘܟܢܐ)

  1. Alternative form of ܒܘܢܟܐ (būnəḵā)
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References

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  • bwkn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-21
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 38a
  • 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 126a