Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܓ-ܕ-ܦ (ɡ-d-p), related to flying; compare Arabic مِجْذَاف (mijḏāf).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡɑˈðo.fɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɑˈðo.fe] (plural)

Noun

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ܓܕܘܦܐ (gāḏōp̄ām (plural ܓܕܘܦܐ)

  1. oar

Inflection

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Synonyms

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References

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  • gdwp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-21
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 43a
  • 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 204b