עקרבא

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaḳrab-. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܶܩܰܪܒܳܐ (ʿeqarbā), Hebrew עַקְרָב (ʿaqrāḇ), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎖𐎗𐎁 (ʿqrb), Ge'ez ዐቅረብ (ʿäḳräb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕɛqarbɑʔ/

Noun

עקרבא • (‘eqarbā) f (plural עקרבא)

1. scorpion

Proper noun

עקרבא • (‘eqarbā)

1. (astrology) Scorpio