ܠܣܛܐ

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Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λῃστής (lēistḗs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lɛstˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [lɛstˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܠܣܛܐ (lesṭām (plural ܠܣܛܐ (lesṭē))

  1. robber, bandit, brigand, pirate

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  • lsṭ”, 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, page 173b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 243b
  • 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, pages 692b-693a