ܐܒܕܢܐ

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Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root ܐ-ܒ-ܕ (ʾ-b-d) related to perishing, or possibly from Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן (ʾăḇaddôn).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܐܒܕܢܐ (ˀaḇdānām(uncountable)

  1. ruin, destruction, annihilation
  2. perdition
  3. loss
  4. end

Inflection

References

  • ˀbdn”, 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. 2a
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 2a
  • 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. 2b