Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܫ-ܒ-ܛ (š-b-ṭ) related to beating out or hammering. Compare Arabic سِبْط (sibṭ), Hebrew שֵׁבֶט (šḗḇeṭ) and Armenian ճիպոտ (čipot).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܫܒܛܐ (šaḇṭām (plural ܫܒܛܐ)

  1. rod, staff, sceptre
  2. spear, lance
  3. stick, branch
  4. stroke, strike, blow, hit, whipping
  5. punishment
  6. rod (unit of measure); measuring rod, standard
  7. (in the plural) fasces
  8. stripe, streak, flash
  9. (astronomy) meteor
  10. (figuratively) scourge, plague
  11. tribe, clan, race (especially Jews)
  12. arum
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܫ-ܒ-ܛ (š-b-ṭ) related to beating out or hammering.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)vɑtˤɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

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ܫܒܛܐ (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. straight hair
  2. smooth cloth
  3. salt pork
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References

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  • šbṭ”, 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. 357a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 556a
  • 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. 1501b