ܥܪܛܢܝܬܐ
Classical Syriac
editEtymology
editDeemed a metathesis of *ܥܲܛܪܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (ʿaṭrānīṯā) from ܥܰܛܪܳܢܳܐ (ʿaṭrānā, “cedar resin, pitch”) related to Arabic قَطْرَان (qaṭrān, “tar”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܥܲܪܛܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ • (ʿarṭānīṯā) f
- lion's leaf (Leontice leontopetalum)
- sowbread, (Cyclamen spp., especially Cyclamen persicum)
Descendants
edit- → Arabic: عَرْطَنِيثَا (ʕarṭanīṯā), عَرْطَانِيثَا (ʕarṭānīṯā)
- → Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: עַרְטָנִיתָא (ʿarṭānīṯā)
References
edit- “ˁrṭny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 289
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[2] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 77
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[3] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 304–307