ܣܪܩܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Probably from Arabic سِرْقِين (sirqīn). Also Classical Mandaic ࡎࡀࡓࡒࡉࡍࡀ (sarqina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saɾqinɑ]

Noun

ܣܰܪܩܺܝܢܳܐ • (sarqīnā)

1. dung

References

• “srqyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 502a
• Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)‎^[1], Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag
• Müller, Friedrich (1894) “Pahlawi, neupersische und armenische Etymologien”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 8, page 365
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P.‎^[2], Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 242b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D.‎^[3], Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 393b