ܐܝܠ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl), from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. Doublet of ܐܠܗܐ, a native word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔe(j)l]

Proper noun

ܐܝܠ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (religion) El, God

See also

• ܐܝܠܫܕܝ
• ܐܠܗܐ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔe(j)l]

Noun

1. absolute singular of ܐܝܠܐ
2. construct state singular of ܐܝܠܐ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(ʔə)jɑl]

Noun

1. absolute singular of ܐܝܠܐ
2. construct state singular of ܐܝܠܐ

References

• “ˀyl”, 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, p. 402b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 13b
• 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. 34b