ܙܠܡܐ ܩܫܝܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From ܙܠܡܐ (z(ə)lāmā, “crooked writing”), from the root ܙ ܠ ܡ related to crookedness + ܩܫܝܐ (qašyā, “difficult”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z(ə)lɑmɑ qaʃjɑ]
Noun
ܙܠܡܐ ܩܫܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)
- (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /e/
Synonyms
- ܙܠܡܐ ܕܩܫܐ
- ܪܒܨܐ ܟܪܝܐ
References
- “zlmˀ**qšyˀ”, 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