ܕܠܦܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܕܗܠܦܝܢܘܣ, ܕܗܠܦܝܣ, ܕܗܠܦܢܘܣ, ܕܘܠܦܝܢܐ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛlpinɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dɛlpine], [dɛlpinas] (plural)

Noun

ܕܠܦܝܢܐ • (delpīnā) m (plural ܕܗܠܦܝܢܗܣ (delpīnas) or ܕܠܦܝܢܣ (delpīnas) or ܕܠܦܝܢܐ (delpīnē))

1. dolphin (mammal)

   Synonym: ܡܣܪܐ

2. (nautical) kind of weapon used to sink ships

Proper noun

ܕܠܦܝܢܐ • (delpīnā) m

1. (astronomy) Delphinus

References

• “dlpyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 65b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 86b
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 826
• 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 306a