ܩܣܛܘܪ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr).

Alternative forms

• ܩܘܣܛܪܘܣ (qōsṭrōs)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qasˈtˤor]

Noun

ܩܣܛܘܪ • (qasṭor) m (plural ܩܣܛܘܪܣ)

1. beaver (animal)

   Synonyms: ܓܪܕܐ, ܟܠܒܐ ܕܡܝܐ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κουαίστωρ (kouaístōr), from Latin quaestor.

Alternative forms

• ܩܐܣܛܘܪ (qasṭor), ܩܘܐܣܛܘܪ (qwasṭōr)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qasˈtˤor], [qɛsˈtˤor]

Noun

ܩܣܛܘܪ • (qasṭōr, qesṭōr) m (plural ܩܣܛܘܪܣ)

1. quaestor, secretary

References

• “qsṭwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-07
• “qsṭwr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-07
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 679b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 324b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 511b
• 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 1387b