Classical Syriac edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

ܟܢܘܢܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ)

  1. (anatomy) wrist, palm (of the hand), sole (of the foot)
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Noun edit

ܟܢܘܢܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ)

  1. plumb line
  2. ruler, straight edge
Inflection edit

References edit

  • knwnh”, 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. 158a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 218a
  • 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. 633b