ܕܪܨܝܢܝ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the Middle Persian ancestor of Persian دارچین (dârčin) or one of its Middle Iranian cognates. Equivalent to Jewish Babylonian Aramaic דרציני (dārṣīnī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܕܪܨܝܢܝ (dārṣīnīm

  1. cinnamon (particularly Cinnamomum verum)

References

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  • drṣyny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)‎[1], Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag
  • Lagarde, Paul de (1866) Gesammelte Abhandlungen (in German), Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, page 35 Nr. 90
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 346 Nr. 292