ܕܗܩܢܐ

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Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian (dʾhkʾn' /⁠dehgān⁠/); compare Persian دهقان (dehqân).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܕܗܩܢܐ (dahqānām (plural ܕܗܩܢܐ)

  1. prefect, mayor

Inflection

References

  • dhqn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-10-15
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 59b
  • 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. 276b