ܕܝܘܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (daiva-). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (ŠDYA /⁠dēw⁠/) and Persian دیو (div).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܕܝܘܐ (daywām (plural ܕܝܘܐ (daywē))

  1. demon, devil, evil spirit

Inflection

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References

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  • dywˀ”, 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 63a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) “page?89b”, in A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • 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 293b