ܒܓܕܟܦܬ
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Classical Syriac[edit]
Etymology[edit]
An acronym of six Syriac letters: ܒ (bêṯ) + ܓ (gāmal) + ܕ (dālaṯ) + ܟ (kāp̄) + ܦ (pē) + ܬ (taw). Compare Hebrew בֶּגֶ״ד כֶּפֶ״ת (béḡeḏ kép̄eṯ).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ܒܓܕܟܦܬ • (bəḡaḏkəp̄āṯ)
- (grammar) A mnemonic for six stop consonants and their fricative allophones used in Syriac spirantization. See Begadkefat.
References[edit]
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 34b