Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Compare Akkadian 𒆕𒍠𒂵 (/⁠kaskasu⁠/, a certain cut of sheep meat).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kusˈkɑ.sɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kusˈkɑ.se] (plural)

Noun

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ܟܘܣܟܣܐ (kūskāsām (plural ܟܘܣܟܣܐ)

  1. removal of flesh
  2. (anatomy) cartilage

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Synonyms

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References

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  • kwsks”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-11-20
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 210a
  • 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. 611a