Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek χηλός (khēlós, large chest).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kɛwwe(j)lɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kɛwwe(j)le(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܟܘܝܠܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܟܘܝܠܐ)

  1. ark

Inflection edit

References edit

  • kwyl”, 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. 152b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 207b
  • 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. 605b