ܢܗܢܓ

Classical Syriac

ܢܗܢܓ

Alternative forms

• ܐܗܢܓ (ʾahenag), ܐܗܢܐܓ (ʾāhenāg), ܐܗܝܓ

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nihang).

Noun

ܢܗܢܓ • (nahang)

1. crocodile

Synonyms

• ܐܒܐ (ʔabbā)
• ܝܪܠܐ (yarlā)
• ܝܠܐ (yallā)
• ܚܪܕܘܢܐ (ḥarḏōnā), ܚܪܕܢܐ (ḥarḏānā)
• ܩܪܳܩܳܕܺܝܠܳܘܣ (qroqodīlōs), ܩܘܿܪܕܝܼܠܘܿܣ (qōrdīlōs), ܩܪܘܩܘܕܝܠܘܣ (qrōqōdīlōs), ܩܽܘܪܕܺܝܠܺܝܣ (qūrdīlīs)
• ܪܳܦ (rāf)
• ܬܰܡܣܺܝܚ (tamsīḥ)
• ܘܪܢܐ (warnā)
• ܘܪܠܐ (warlā)
• ܘܪܐܠܐ (wrʾlʾ)

References

• “nhng”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• ܢܗܢܓ on syriacdictionary.net
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 417a
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 198
• 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 65 Nr. 167
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) “ܢܗܢܓ”, in Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 5b
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 2297
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) “ܐܗܢܐܓ”, in Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 47