ܙܠܓܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܠ ܓ (z l g)
1 term
ܙܠܓܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic זֵלְגָּא (zelgā)

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܸܠܓ݂ܵܐ (zilḡām sg (plural ܙܸܠܓ݂ܹ̈ܐ (zilḡē))

  1. ray; radiance, brilliance, shine

Inflection

Holonyms

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܙ-ܠ-ܓ (z-l-ɡ), related to shining.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܙܠܓܐ (zelgām (plural ܙܠܓܐ)

  1. (of light) shine, brilliance, radiance; ray
  2. (of fire) glow, brightness
  3. (astronomy, in the plural) meteors
  4. (figuratively) splendor/splendour
  5. (figuratively) comment, gloss

Inflection

References

  • zlg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-17
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 88b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 116b
  • 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 381b