ܚܪܦܘܫܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Compare Arabic خُنْفُسَاء (ḵunfusāʔ) and Hebrew חִפּוּשִׁית (ḥippûšîṯ). Also compare ܚܒܫܘܫܬܐ (ḥaḇšuštāʾ, beetle; leech).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܚܪܦܘܫܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܚܪܦܘܫܝܬܐ)

  1. dung beetle

Inflection

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References

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  • ḥrpwšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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 494b