ܚܡܘܪܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܡ-ܪ (ḥ-m-r) related to being joined, possibly metathesized from Middle Iranian *muhr-. Compare Middle Persian muhr, muhrag and Persian مهره (mohra).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܡܘܪܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ or ܚܘܡܪܬܐ or ܚܘܡܪܐ)

  1. globule, any round object
  2. wheel
  3. bead, gem
  4. amulet
  5. (anatomy) joint, vertebra
  6. (architecture) socket, base (of a column)
  7. node
  8. berry

Usage notes

The plural ܚܘܡܪܝܬܐ (ḥūmr(ə)yāṯā(ʾ)) is used for the sense of "amulet" while the plurals ܚܘܡܪܐ (ḥūmre(ʾ)) and ܚܘܡܪܬܐ (ḥūmrāṯā(ʾ)) are used for other senses.

Inflection

References

  • ḥmwrh”, 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. 109a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 132a, 146a
  • 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. 462a