ܙܠܡܐ ܦܫܝܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܙܠܡܐ (z(ə)lāmā, “crooked writing”), from the root ܙ ܠ ܡ related to crookedness + ܦܫܝܩܐ (p(ə)šīqā, “easy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [z(ə)lɑmɑ f(ə)ʃiqɑ]

Noun

ܙܠܡܐ ܦܫܝܩܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

  1. (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /ɛ/

Synonyms

  • ܙܠܡܐ ܕܦܫܝܩ
  • ܪܒܨܐ ܐܪܝܟܐ

References

  • “zlmˀ**pšyqˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 117a
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