ܦܢܝܟܣ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Uncertain.

Noun[edit]

ܦܢܝܟܣ (pnyks)

  1. (mythology) phoenix
  2. palm tree
  3. kind of grass

References[edit]

  • pnyks”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-01-22
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 280a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 438a
  • 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. 1207a