ܐܣܦܣ
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Classical Syriac
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ܐܣܦܝܣ (ʾspys)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܐܣܦܣ • (ʾespes) f (plural ܐܣܦܣ)
- snake, adder, asp (especially Egyptian cobra)
- tortoise
References
[edit]- “ˀsps”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-08-09
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 15b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 24b
- 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. 77a