Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Hebrew יְרִיעָה (yərîʿâ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jɑriʕtɑ(ʔ)], [jɑriʕ(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jɑriʕɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܝܪܝܥܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܝܪܝܥܬܐ)

  1. curtain
  2. veil, covering, hanging
  3. tapestry
  4. tent, inhabitants of a tent
  5. family

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • yryˁh”, 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. 145a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 197b
  • 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. 584b