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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
An acronym of the first four letters of the Syriac alphabet, similar to the Greek and Hebrew order: ܐ (alāp) + ܒ (bēt) + ܓ (gāmal) + ܕ (dālat); compare Arabic أَبْجَد (ʔabjad).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܲܒܓܲܕ • (abgad) m
- (orthography) alphabet, abjad: writing system in which only consonants are represented, leaving vowel sounds to be inferred by the reader. This contrasts with true alphabets, which provide glyphs for both consonants and vowels.
Synonyms
Classical Syriac
Etymology
An acronym of the first four letters of the Syriac alphabet: ܐ (ʾālep̄) + ܒ (bêṯ) + ܓ (gāmal) + ܕ (dālaṯ); compare Arabic أَبْجَد (ʔabjad).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܒܓܕ • (ʾabgad) m
- (orthography) alphabet, abjad
References
- “ˀbgd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-08-09
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 1b
- 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 1b