τύρμα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

τούρμα (toúrma)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin turma (“troop, squadron”).

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtyr.ma/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈtyr.ma/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈtyr.ma/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈtir.ma/

Noun

τύρμα • (túrma)

turma, troop, squadron of cavalry

References

“τύρμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press