Classical Syriac

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Root
ܒ-ܛ-ܠ
2 terms

Etymology

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From ܒܛܝܠܐ (bəṭīlā, privy) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ (bəṭīlūṯāf(uncountable)

  1. care, forethought
  2. diligence, zeal
  3. indolence, laziness

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • bṭylw”, 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 66b
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 28a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 41b
  • 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 137a