Classical Syriac

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ħɛtˤtˤ(ə)θɑ]

Etymology 1

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Compare Arabic حِنْطَة (ḥinṭa) and Hebrew חִטָּה (ḥiṭṭâ).

Noun

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ܚܛܬܐ (ḥeṭṯāf (plural ܚܛܐ)

  1. (grain of) wheat
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ܚܛܬܐ (ḥeṭṯāf (plural ܚܛܐ)

  1. (medicine) collyrium
  2. (anatomy) nipple
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References

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  • ḥṭh”, 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, page 102a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 138b
  • 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 444b