ܚܪܫܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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Modified from ܚܪܫܐ (ḥaršā, ḥeršā, magic), from the root ܚ-ܪ-ܫ (ḥ-r-š) related to magic. Compare Arabic سَاحِرَة (sāḥira).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ħarrɑʃtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħarrɑʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܚܪܫܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܚܪܫܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܪܫܐ)

  1. magician, sorceress, witch, enchantress
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܫ (ḥ-r-š) related to being mute or hoarse.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ħarʃ(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħarʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܚܪܫܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܚܪܫܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܪܫܐ)

  1. deaf-mute, mute
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References

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  • ḥršh”, 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, pages 117b-118a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 159b
  • 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 496a-b