ܟܗܢܘܬܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ܟܗܢܐ (kāhnā(ʾ), priest) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ, abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kɑh(ɛn)nuθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun[edit]

ܟܗܢܘܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. priesthood
  2. clergy

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • khnw”, 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, p. 151b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 206b
  • 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. 601b