ܚܝܛܘܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From ܚܝܛܐ (ħayyāṭā, tailor), from the root ܚ-ܘ-ܛ (ḥ-w-ṭ) related to sewing + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā). Compare Arabic خِيَاطَة (ḵiyāṭa) and Hebrew חַיָּטוּת (ħayyāṭûṯ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܚܝܛܘܬܐ (transliteration neededf(uncountable)

  1. sewing, seaming, tailoring

Inflection

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References

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  • ḥyṭw”, 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 99b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 140a
  • 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 446b