ܬܪܝܨܘܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From ܬܪܝܨܐ (tərīṣāʾ, straight; correct), from the root ܬ-ܪ-ܨ (t-r-ṣ) related to correcting + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t(ə)risˤuθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

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ܬܪܝܨܘܬܐ (transliteration neededf(uncountable)

  1. straightness, uprightness, rectitude
  2. correctness, truth, straightforwardness
  3. right direction, straight path
  4. goodness, integrity, probity
  5. (grammar) correct speech, grammar
  6. (carpentry) carpenter's square
  7. (used with possessive suffixes as a title) Excellency

Inflection

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References

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  • tryṣw”, 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. 399a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 620b
  • 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. 1668a-b