ܚܙܝܪܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Compare Akkadian 𒄷𒍣𒊏 (ḫuzīru), Arabic خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr), Ugaritic 𐎃𐎐𐎇𐎗 (ḫnzr), and Hebrew חֲזִיר (ḥăzîr).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)zirɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)zire(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܚܙܝܪܐ (ħzīrā’m (plural ܚܙܝܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܙܝܪܬܐ)

  1. pig, swine, hog

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References[edit]

  • ḥzyr”, 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. 101b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 136b
  • 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. 439b