ܦܝܘܣܝܓ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܦܝܘܣܓ (pywsg)

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ptwʾsk' /⁠paywāsīg⁠/, “leather bag, wallet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə.)joˈsiɣ]

Noun

ܦܝܘܣܝܓ • (pəyōsīḡ) m

1. collar, halter
2. noose, snare
3. necklace

Synonyms

• ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܐ (maḥnōqīṯā)

References

• “pywsg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-08-24
• D'beth Yahkub, Yuyakim (2016) Key of Language: Syriac Dictionary (in Classical Syriac), Mount Izlo in Tur Abdin, Nusaybin, Turkey: St. Augin Monastery Press, page 1424b
• 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, page 1185b