Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Compare Arabic حَيَّة (ḥayya).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ħ(ə.)wawˈwi.θɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [xwɑˈwi.θɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ħwɑˈwi.θo]

Noun edit

ܚܘܘܝܬܐ (ḥəwawwīṯāf (plural ܚܘܘܝܬܐ (ḥəwawwəyāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܚܘܝܐ)

  1. snake, serpent

Inflection edit

References edit

  • ḥwwy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-25
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 99b
  • 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 422a