Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܟ-ܡ-ܪ (k-m-r). Compare Hebrew כֹּמֶר (kōmer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܟܘܡܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܟܘܡܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܘܡܪܬܐ)

  1. non-Christian (i.e. Jewish or pagan) priest
  2. (Christianity) pontiff

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See also

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References

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  • kwmr”, 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. 209a
  • 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. 608a-b