Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܦ (ḥ-w-p) related to washing. Compare Hebrew חוֹף (ḥōp̄).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܚܘܦܐ (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. washing, cleansing

Inflection

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References

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  • ḥwp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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. 429a

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