ܐܗܡܪܐܓܪ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Parthian 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭓𐭊𐭓 (ʾḥmrkr [ahmārkar]) or Middle Persian 𐭠𐭬𐭠𐭫𐭪𐭫𐭩 (ʾmʾlkly [āmārgar]), from Old Persian *hammārakarah; compare Hebrew אֲמַרְכָּל (ʾămarkāl).

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܐܗܡܪܐܓܪ • (ʾhmrʾgr) m

1. accountant
2. amargar, tribute or tax collector

   Synonyms: ܓܒܝܐ, ܡܟܣܐ

References

• “ˀhmrˀgr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-01-27
• Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 39
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 5b
• 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. 12a