ܩܡܪܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭫𐭩 (kmly /⁠kamar⁠/, girdle), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (to bend). See it for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [qamrɑ(ʔ)], [q(ə)mɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qamre(ʔ)], [q(ə)mɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܩܡܪܐ (qamrām (plural ܩܡܪܐ)

  1. belt, girdle, strap

Inflection

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Proper noun

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ܩܡܪܐ (qamrām

  1. (astronomy) Orion's Belt

References

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  • qmr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 248
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 322a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 509a
  • 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 1379a