Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܙ-ܠ-ܡ (z-l-m) related to crookedness.

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Noun

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ܙܠܡܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܙܠܡܐ)

  1. crookedness
  2. strabismus
  3. crooked writing
  4. fault, error
  5. (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /ɛ/ or /e/
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܙ-ܠ-ܡ (z-l-m) related to crookedness.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܙܠܡܐ (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. twisting, winding
  2. distortion, perversity, defect
  3. vice, anger
  4. opposition
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References

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  • zlm”, 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. 89a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 117a
  • 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. 384a