ܡܪܬ ܥܪܣܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܡܪܬ (māraṯ, “lady of”), construct form of ܡܪܬܐ (mārtāʾ, “lady, mistress”) + ܥܪܣܐ (ʿarsāʾ, “the bed”). Compare Arabic ذَات الْكُرْسِيّ (ḏāt al-kursiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑraθ ʕarsɑ(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܡܪܬ ܥܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (astronomy) Cassiopeia

References

• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 429a