ܫܟܒ ܥܡ ܕܟܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܫܟܒ (“to lie”) + ܥܡ (ʿam, “with”) + ܕܟܪ̈ܐ (deḵre, “men”, literally “lain with men”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɑxb ʕam dɛxre]

Noun

ܫܟܒ ܥܡ ܕܟܪܐ • (šāḵb ʿam deḵre) m

1. homosexual, gay
2. sodomite

   Synonym: ܣܕܘܡܝܐ