ܓܢܘܢܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Akkadian 𒂷𒉣 (GA2.NUN /⁠ganūnu⁠/).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)nonɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)none(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܓܢܘܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܓܢܘܢܐ)

  1. bed, couch (especially bridal bed or chamber)
  2. (figuratively) bridal feast

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References[edit]

  • gnwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-03-15
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 74b
  • 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, p. 246a