ܙܕܩܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܙ-ܕ-ܩ (z-d-q) related to righteousness. Compare Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa) and Hebrew צְדָקָה (ṣəḏāqâ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zɛðq(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [zɛðqɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܙܕܩܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܙܕܩܬܐ)

  1. alms, charity

Inflection

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References

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  • zdqh”, 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, page 84b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 111a
  • 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 367a