Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish زورنا (zurnâ), from Persian سرنای (sornây).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zurnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zurne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܙܘܪܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܙܘܪܢܐ)

  1. (music) pipe, flute, zurna
  2. (anatomy) tibia

Inflection edit

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

References edit

  • zwrnˀ”, 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, p. 87a
  • 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. 376a