ܐܣܛܪܛ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Latin strāta, from strātus, perfect passive participle of sternō (spread out, extend).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܐܣܛܪܛ (ʾesṭərāṭf (plural ܐܣܛܪܐܛܘܣ (ʾesṭərāʾṭōs))

  1. street, paved road
    Synonym: ܒܪܝܬܐ (bērīṯā)

Descendants

  • Arabic: صِرَاط (ṣirāṭ)

References

  • ˀsṭrṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-10-06
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 15a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 23b
  • 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 71a