ܕܚܠܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܕ-ܚ-ܠ (d-ḥ-l) related to fearing, from Proto-Semitic *ḏḥl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܕܚܠܬܐ (deḥləṯāf (plural ܕܚܠܬܐ (deḥlāṯā))

  1. fear, dread
  2. object of fear or reverence; icon, idol
  3. awe, worship, piety
  4. religion, sect
  5. dutiful conduct, conscientiousness

Inflection

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References

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  • dḥlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-05
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 62b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 89a
  • 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 291a-b