ܒܠܘܥܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܒ-ܠ-ܥ (b-l-ʿ) related to swallowing. Compare Arabic بَالُوعَة (bālūʕa) and Hebrew בְּלוּעָה (bəlûʿâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܒܠܘܥܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܠܘܥܝܬܐ or ܒܠܘܥܬܐ)

  1. (anatomy) pharynx
  2. sewer, sink, drain

Inflection

References

  • blwˁh”, 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, page 31b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 46b
  • 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 155a