Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܫ (ḥ-r-š) related to being mute or hoarse. Compare Hebrew חֵרְשׁוּת (ħēršūṯ).

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ܚܪܫܘܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. deafness, dumbness
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Etymology 2

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From ܚܪܫܐ (ḥarrāšā(ʾ), magician), from the root ܚ-ܪ-ܫ (ḥ-r-š) related to magic + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).

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Noun

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ܚܪܫܘܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܚܪܫܘܬܐ)

  1. magic, sorcery, wizardry, witchcraft
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References

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  • ḥršw”, 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. 118a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 160a
  • 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. 496b