ܕܘܪܐ ܕܫܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܕܘܪ ܫܢܐ
• ܕܘܪܬ ܫܢܐ

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒂦 𒅗 (/⁠dūr šinnī⁠/, “enclosure of gums around a tooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [durɑ ð(ə)ʃɛnne] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dure ð(ə)ʃɛnne] (plural)

Noun

ܕܘܪܐ ܕܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܘܪܐ ܕܫܢܐ)

1. (anatomy) gums, tooth socket
2. double row of teeth

See also

• ܕܘܪܐ
• ܫܢܐ

References

• “dwrˀ**dšnˀ”, 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, page 61b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 88a
• 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, page 287b