ܕܠܦܝܢܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), from δελφύς (delphús, womb).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dɛlpinɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [dɛlpine], [dɛlpinas] (plural)

Noun

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ܕܠܦܝܢܐ (delpīnām (plural ܕܗܠܦܝܢܗܣ (delpīnas) or ܕܠܦܝܢܣ (delpīnas) or ܕܠܦܝܢܐ (delpīnē))

  1. dolphin (mammal)
    Synonym: ܡܣܪܐ
  2. (nautical) kind of weapon used to sink ships

Proper noun

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ܕܠܦܝܢܐ (delpīnām

  1. (astronomy) Delphinus

References

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  • dlpyn”, 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 65b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 86b
  • Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 826
  • 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 306a