ܡܣܪܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܢ-ܣ-ܪ (n-s-r) related to sawing. Compare Arabic مِنْشَار (minšār) and Hebrew מַסּוֹר (massôr).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [massɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [massɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܡܣܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܣܪܐ)

  1. saw
  2. sawfish (Pristidae spp.), dolphin
  3. (geography) mountain ridge, mountaintop

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • msr”, 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, p. 207a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 286b
  • 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, p. 795a