ܙܠܡܐ ܦܫܝܩܐ
Classical Syriac
editEtymology
editFrom ܙܠܡܐ (z(ə)lāmā(ʾ), “crooked writing”), from the root ܙ-ܠ-ܡ (z-l-m) related to crookedness + ܦܫܝܩܐ (p(ə)šīqā(ʾ), “easy”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܙܠܡܐ ܦܫܝܩܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)
- (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /ɛ/
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “zlmˀ**pšyqˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 117a