ܕܒܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܕܒܐ (debbāʾ, “bear”) + ܙܥܘܪܬܐ (zəʿōrtāʾ, “small(er)”), feminine form of ܙܥܘܪܐ (zəʿōrāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛbbɑ(ʔ) z(ə)ʕortɑ(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܕܒܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (astronomy) Little Bear, Ursa Minor

See also

• ܕܒܐ ܪܒܬܐ

References

• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 81b