ܕܠܦܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܕܗܠܦܝܢܘܣ‎
• ܕܗܠܦܝܣ‎
• ܕܗܠܦܢܘܣ‎
• ܕܘܠܦܝܢܐ‎

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛlpinɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dɛlpine(ʔ)], [dɛlpinas] (plural)

Noun

ܕܠܦܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܗܠܦܝܢܗܣ‎ or ܕܠܦܝܢܣ‎ or ܕܠܦܝܢܐ)

1. dolphin (mammal)
2. (nautical) kind of weapon used to sink ships

Proper noun

ܕܠܦܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (astronomy) Delphinus

References

• “dlpyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 65b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 86b
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 826
• 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. 306a