ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܥܝܐ

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From ܟܘܟܒܐ (kawkəḇā, star), from Proto-Semitic *kabkab- + ܛܥܝܐ (ṭāʿyāʾ, wandering). Compare Ancient Greek πλᾰνήτης (planḗtēs, planet, wanderer).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kawk(ə)vɑ tˤɑʕjɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kawk(ə)ve tˤɑʕajjɑ] (plural)

Noun edit

ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܥܝܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܥܝܐ)

  1. (astronomy, astrology) planet (literally "wandering star")

Inflection edit

References edit

  • ṭˁy”, 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. 208a
  • 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.