ܣܩܝܢܩܘܪ

Classical Syriac

ܣܩܝܢܩܘܪ – Scincus scincus

Alternative forms

• ܣܩܢܩܘܪ (sqinqūr), ܣܩܘܢܩܪ (squnqVr), ܣܩܝܢܩܘܣ (sqinqūs)

Etymology

By the resolution of a geminate stop to a nasal plus a stop common in Semitic, but particularly Aramaic, from Akkadian 𒆲𒁯 (KUN.DAR /⁠šakkadirru, šakkatirru⁠/, “skink”, literally “mongoose of the forest”), originally applied to another relatable creature, but again listed separately as a type of lizard as well. The form ܣܩܝܢܩܘܣ (sqinqūs) is adapted to Ancient Greek σκίγκος (skínkos, “skink”).

Noun

ܣܩܝܢܩܘܪ • (sqinqūr) m

1. skink

Descendants

• → Arabic: سَقَنْقُور (saqanqūr), صَقَنْقُور (ṣaqanqūr), إِسْقَنْقُور (ʔisqanqūr), إِصْقَنْقُور (ʔiṣqanqūr)
  • → Hebrew: סקנקור (Medieval)
  • → Persian: سقنقور (saqanqur), اسقنقور (esqanqur)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: سقنقور (sakankur)

References

• “sqwnqr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) “ܣܩܘܢܩܪ”, in Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 495a
• Doerfer, Gerhard (1967) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission)‎^[1] (in German), volume III, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, pages 258–259
• Landsberger, Benno (1934) Die Fauna des alten Mesopotamien nach der 14. Tafel der Serie ḪAR-RA = ḫubullu (Abhandlungen der philologisch-historischen Klasse der sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften; XLII. Nr. VI)‎^[2] (in German), Leipzig: Salomon Hirzel, page 118
• Löw, Immanuel (1912) “Aramäische Lurchnamen”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete‎^[3] (in German), volume 26, pages 142–144