ܚܘܢܛܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܚ-ܢ-ܛ (ḥ-n-ṭ), related to embalming; compare Arabic تَحْنِيط (taḥnīṭ), Hebrew חֲנִיטָה (ḥănîṭâ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ħunˈnɑ.tˤɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħunˈnɑ.tˤe] (plural)

Noun

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ܚܘܢܛܐ (ḥūnnāṭām (plural ܚܘܢܛܐ)

  1. embalming, mummification

Inflection

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References

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  • ḥwnṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-01-20
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 110b
  • 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. 427b