ܬܕܟܝܬܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܕ-ܟ-ܐ (d-k-ʾ), related to purifying.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [taðˈki.θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tað.k(ə.)ˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܬܕܟܝܬܐ (taḏkīṯāf (plural ܬܕܟܝܬܐ)

  1. cleansing, purification
  2. (religion) expiation
  3. excretion
  4. (by extension) excrement; dirt, dirtiness

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References[edit]

  • tdky”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-12-31
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 64b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 605a
  • 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. 1624b