Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek πύλη (púlē).

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Noun

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ܦܘܠܐ (pūlām (plural ܦܘܠܐ (pūlē))

  1. gate, door
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Etymology 2

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Uncertain, going back to Proto-Northwest Semitic together with Hebrew פּוֹל (pōl) and possibly from the verb underlying ܦܱܠ (pal, to break, to smash, to mash, to sperse) and Arabic فَلَّ (falla, to nick).

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Noun

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ܦܘܠܐ (pōlām (plural ܦܘܠܐ (pōlē))

  1. (uncommon) fava bean (Vicia faba)
    Synonym: ܒܩܠܐ (baqlā)
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References

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  • pwlˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • pwl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • pll2”, 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, page 271a
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 1141a
  • Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 492
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 312
  • 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, page 1162b