Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Akkadian 𒈲𒅆𒌨 (/⁠ḫulmittu⁠/, reptile; lizard, snake, dragon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ħulmɑtˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħulmɑtˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܚܘܠܡܛܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܘܠܡܛܐ)

  1. large lizard, chameleon

Inflection

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References

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  • ḥwlmṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-05
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 99b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 131b
  • 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. 426b