ܐܦܩܪܣܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Uncertain; possibly from Ancient Greek ἐπικάρσιον (epikársion, striped garment); compare Mishnaic Hebrew אפקרסין (ʾpqrsyn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔafˈqar.sɑ], [ʔaf.q(ə.)ˈrɑ.sɑ], [ʔɑf.q(ə.)ˈrɑ.sɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔafˈqar.se], [ʔaf.q(ə.)ˈrɑ.se], [ʔɑf.q(ə.)ˈrɑ.se] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܦܩܪܣܐ (ʾap̄qarsā, ʾap̄qərāsā, ʾāp̄qərāsām (plural ܐܦܩܪܣܐ)

  1. cloak, felt overcoat

Inflection

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References

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  • ˀpqrsˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-25
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 18a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 26b
  • 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 89a