ܐܦܘܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒊕𒆠 (SAG.KI /⁠pūtu⁠/), from Proto-Semitic *piʔat-, thus doublet of ܦܐܬܐ (paʾṯā, face (especially forehead and cheeks)).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܐܦܘܬܐ (ʾappūṯāf (plural ܐܦܘܬܐ (ʾappəwāṯā))

  1. forehead

Inflection

References

  • ˀpwtˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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 84b