Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Akkadian 𒄴 (/⁠nābu⁠/).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܢܒܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܢܒܐ)

  1. louse, nit

Inflection

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References

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  • nb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-11
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 325b
  • 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. 882b