ܟܘܪܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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With ܟܘܪܐ (kawwārā, beehive) and Hebrew כַּוֶּרֶת (kawwéreṯ, beehive) deriving from Akkadian 𒄀𒆤𒈣 (/⁠kuru⁠/, short reed mat, collection or roll of reeds; a woven thing; hence a basket), from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, to twist, to wind, to turn; a bundle, unit of measure, a basketful of barley).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kawwɑrtɑ], [kurtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kawwɑrɑθɑ], [kurɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܟܘܪܬܐ (kawwārtā, kūrtāf (plural ܟܘܪܬܐ (kawwārātā, kūrātā))

  1. beehive, honeycomb

Inflection

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Descendants

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(taking Classical Syriac as representative for all Aramaic)

References

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  • kwrh”, 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, page 154a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 211b
  • 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 612b