Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek βάρβιτος (bárbitos). Compare Persian بربط (barbat).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [barbitˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [barbitˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܒܪܒܝܛܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܪܒܝܛܐ)

  1. (music) barbitos, lyre, lute

Inflection

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References

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  • brbyṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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. 186a