Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexikón).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [lɪk.siːqonː]

Noun edit

ܠܸܟܣܝܼܩܘܿܢ (liksīqōnm (plural ܠܸܟܣܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (liksīqē))

  1. lexicon, dictionary (dictionary that focuses on lexemes)
  2. glossary (list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with their definitions)
  3. vocabulary (collection of words of a particular field or prepared for a specific purpose)

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexikón).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܠܟܣܝܩܘܢ (leksīqōnm (plural ܠܟܣܝܩܐ or ܠܟܣܝܩܘܢܐ)

  1. lexicon, dictionary

References edit

  • lhksyqwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-04
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 242a
  • 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. 675a