ܢܚܝܪܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܢ-ܚ-ܪ (n-ḥ-r) related to breathing heavily. Compare Arabic نَخِير (naḵīr) and Hebrew נְחִיר (nəḥîr).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [n(ə)ħirɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [n(ə)ħire] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܢܚܝܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܢܚܝܪܐ)

  1. (anatomy) nose, nostril
  2. (figuratively) lamp nozzle; gate bolt, flange

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • nḥyr”, 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. 201b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 335b
  • 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. 907b

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Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

ܢܚܝܪܳܐ (nḥirom

  1. (anatomy) nose