ܙܘܪܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܙ-ܘ-ܪ (z-w-r) related to holding.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܙܘܪܬܐ or ܙܘܪܐ)

  1. fist
  2. (anatomy) palm, hollow of the hand
    Synonym: ܟܦܐ
  3. fistful, handful
  4. blow, slap
  5. hand, power
  6. cudgel, club

Inflection

References

  • zwr”, 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. 87a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 114b
  • 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, pp. 375b-376a