ܡܛܚܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Root
ܡ-ܛ-ܚ
1 term

Etymology

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From ܡܛܲܚ (mṭaḥ, to lick).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mətˤaħθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mətˤaħɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܡܛܲܚܬܼܵܐ (məṭaḥṯāf (plural ܡܛܲܚܵܬܼܵܐ (məṭaḥāṯā))

  1. lambative, a pharmaceutical preparation or other thing intended to be licked

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Arabic: مُطَحْثَا (muṭaḥṯā)

References

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  • mṭḥh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 382a
  • Payne Smith, Robert (1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), volume 2, Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 2076