Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܙ-ܩ-ܪ (z-q-r) related to weaving.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܙܩܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܙܩܘܪܐ)

  1. fabric, cloth, garment, linen, tissue
  2. texture
  3. web
  4. composition, whole, context
  5. song
  6. volume, treatise
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܙ-ܩ-ܪ (z-q-r) related to weaving.

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Noun

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ܙܩܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܙܩܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܙܩܘܪܬܐ)

  1. weaver
  2. (figuratively) plotter, contriver, schemer
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References

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  • zqwr”, 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. 91b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 119a-b
  • 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. 393a-b