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Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒉌𒉣𒈾 (ḫimētu). Compare Hebrew חֶמְאָה (ḥemʾâ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܚܐܘܬܐ • (ḥeˀwṯā) f (uncountable)
- butter
- thickened milk, clotted cream
Inflection
References
- “ḥˀwh”, 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. 93a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 121a-b
- 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. 402a