Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܙ-ܡ-ܪ (z-m-r), related to singing.

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [zamˈru.rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [zamˈru.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [zɑmˈru.ro]

Noun

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ܙܡܪܘܪܐ (zamrūrām (plural ܙܡܪܘܪܐ (zamrūrē))

  1. flute
  2. water pipe, conduit

Inflection

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References

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  • zmrwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-05-09
  • 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 387a