Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܥ-ܓ-ܠ (ʿ-ɡ-l). Compare Arabic عِجْلَة (ʕijla) and Hebrew עֶגְלָה (ʿeḡlâ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܥܓܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܥܓܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܥܓܠܐ)

  1. calf, heifer
    Synonym: ܐܪܘܢܝܬܐ
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܥ-ܓ-ܠ (ʿ-ɡ-l) related to rolling. Compare Arabic عَجَلَة (ʕajala) and Hebrew עֲגָלָה (ʿăḡālâ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܥܓܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܥܓܠܬܐ)

  1. cart, wagon, chariot
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Proper noun

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ܥܓܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf

  1. (astronomy) Big Dipper, Charles' Wain

References

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  • ˁglh”, 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. 243b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 399b-400a
  • 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. 1068a