Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܠ-ܗ-ܒ (l-h-b) related to igniting. Compare Hebrew שַׁלְהֶבֶת (šalhéḇeṯ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃalhɛbbiθɑ(ʔ)], [ʃalheviθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃalhɛb(bə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ʃalhevjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ)

  1. flame, blaze
  2. flash of arms, shining edge, blade
  3. (medicine) burning fever

Inflection

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References

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  • šlhby”, 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. 169a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 578a
  • 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. 1561a