ܡܪܬ ܥܪܣܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ܡܪܬ (māraṯ, “lady of”), construct form of ܡܪܬܐ (mārtāʾ, “lady, mistress”) + ܥܪܣܐ (ʿarsāʾ, “the bed”). Compare Arabic ذَات الْكُرْسِيّ (ḏāt al-kursiyy).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [mɑraθ ʕarsɑ(ʔ)]

Proper noun[edit]

ܡܪܬ ܥܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) f

  1. (astronomy) Cassiopeia

References[edit]

  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 429a
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