ܩܝܢܣܘܢ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Latin census.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qinson]

Noun

ܩܝܢܣܘܢ • (qīnsōn)

1. census

   Synonyms: ܩܐܦܛܐ, ܬܥܕܝܠ, ܛܡܣܝܣ

2. poll tax

   Synonym: ܟܣܦ ܪܝܫܐ

References

• ܩܝܢܣܘܢ on syriacdictionary.net
• “qynswn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Bar Bahlul, Ḥasan (a. 1000) Duval, Rubens, editor, Lexicon Syriacum (Collection Orientale; 15–17) (in Classical Syriac), Paris: e Reipublicæ typographæo, published 1901, page 1776
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 504
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 678