Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Compare Hebrew תּוֹלָע (tôlāʿ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tawl(ə)ʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tawl(ə)ʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܬܘܠܥܐ (tawlˁāf (plural ܬܘܠܥܐ)

  1. worm, tapeworm
  2. (collectively) worms
  3. grub, larva, embryo
  4. firefly
  5. murex
  6. cochineal kermes, scarlet dye

Inflection edit

References edit

  • twlˁ”, 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. 389a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 607b
  • 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. 1630b