ܡܓܙܪܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܓ-ܙ-ܪ (ɡ-z-r) related to cutting off. Compare Hebrew מִגְזָר (miḡzār).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [maɣz(ə)rɑ], [maɣzɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [maɣz(ə)re], [maɣzɑre] (plural)

Noun

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ܡܓܙܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܓܙܪܐ)

  1. knife, dagger
  2. lancet, scalpel
  3. plowshare
  4. saw
  5. axe, hatchet
  6. chisel

Inflection

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References

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  • mgzr”, 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 46b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 250a
  • 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 708a