ܐܡܙܪܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Traditionally thought to be a blend of ܐܡܬܐ (ʾamməṯā, cubit; forearm) and ܙܪܬܐ (zartā, span; hand, fist).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔamzartɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔamzarte(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܡܙܪܬܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܡܙܪܬܐ)

  1. dwarf, pygmy

Inflection

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References

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  • ˀmzrtˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-23
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 11b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 19a
  • 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. 54b