Classical Syriac

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܡ (š-l-m).

Noun

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ܡܫܠܡܢܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܡܫܠܡܢܝܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܡܫܠܡܢܐ)

  1. betrayer, traitor; deserter
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Etymology 2

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Derived from Arabic مُسْلِمَة (muslima).

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ܡܫܠܡܢܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܡܫܠܡܢܝܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܡܫܠܡܢܐ)

  1. Muslim
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References

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  • mšlmn”, 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. 371b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 307a
  • 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. 849b