ܓܢܘܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶμα (gnôma) or γνώμη (gnṓmē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)nomɑ(ʔ)], [ɡ(ə)nome(ʔ)]

Noun

ܓܢܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܓܢܘܡܐܣ or ܓܢܘܡܣ)

1. thought, judgement
2. maxim
3. decree, sentence

References

• “gnwmˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 51b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 74b
• 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. 245b