Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Akkadian 𒊓𒀀 (šurānum); compare Arabic سِنَّوْر (sinnawr) (an Aramaic loan), Hebrew שֻׁנָּר (šunnār).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃunˈnɑ.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃunˈnɑ.re] (plural)

Noun

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ܫܘܢܪܐ (šunnārām (plural ܫܘܢܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܢܪܬܐ)

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    Synonyms: ܩܛܐ, ܟܟܘܫܬܐ

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Arabic: سِنَّوْر (sinnawr)

References

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  • šwnr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-10-24
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 363a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 566b
  • 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 1530b