Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the root ܚ-ܡ-ܪ (ḥ-m-r) related to being joined, possibly metathesized from Middle Iranian *muhr-. Compare Middle Persian muhr, muhrag[script needed] and Persian مهره (mohra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܚܡܘܪܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ or ܚܘܡܪܬܐ or ܚܘܡܪܐ)

  1. globule, any round object
  2. wheel
  3. bead, gem
  4. amulet
  5. (anatomy) joint, vertebra
  6. (architecture) socket, base (of a column)
  7. node
  8. berry

Usage notes

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The plural ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ (ḥūmr(ə)yāṯā(ʾ)) is used for the sense of "amulet" while the plurals ܚܘܡܪܐ (ḥūmre(ʾ)) and ܚܘܡܪܬܐ (ḥūmrāṯā(ʾ)) are used for other senses.

Inflection

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References

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  • ḥmwrh”, 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. 109a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 132a, 146a
  • 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. 462a