ܡܝܕܐܢ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [majˈdɑn]

Noun

ܡܝܕܐܢ • (maydān) m

1. stadium, arena

   Synonym: ܚܩܠܐ

References

• “mydˀn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-14
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 181b
• 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. 751a