Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܡܝܕܐܢ (maydānm

  1. stadium, arena
    Synonym: ܚܩܠܐ

References edit

  • mydˀn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-14
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 181b
  • 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. 751a