Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Arabic سِلْف (silf).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sulpɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sulpe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܣܘܠܦܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܘܠܦܐ)

  1. brother-in-law (specifically wife's sister's husband)

Inflection

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Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

See also

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References

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  • swlpˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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. 980b