פרזלא

Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew בַּרְזֶל (barzél), Sumerian 𒀭𒁇𒋤 (AN.BAR.SUD).

Noun

פַּרְזְלָא • (parzəlā) m

1. iron
   • Tanach, Daniel 5:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     אִשְׁתִּיו חַמְרָא וְשַׁבַּחוּ לֵאלָהֵי דַּהֲבָא וְכַסְפָּא נְחָשָׁא פַרְזְלָא אָעָא וְאַבְנָא׃

     ʾištīw ḥamrā wəšabbáḥū lēlāhē dahăḇā wəḵaspā nəḥāšā p̄arzəlā ʾāʿā wəʾaḇnā.

     They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.