ܚܪܦܘܫܬܐ

Compare Arabic خُنْفُسَاء (ḵunfusāʔ) and Hebrew חִפּוּשִׁית (ḥippûšîṯ). Also compare Classical Syriac ܚܒܫܘܫܬܐ (ḥaḇšuštāʾ, “beetle; leech”).

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ܚܲܪܦܘܼܫܬܵܐ • (ḥarpuštā) f (plural ܚܲܪ̈ܦܘܼܫܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥarpušyāṯā))

1. dung beetle

• ܡܚܲܪܦܸܫ (mḥarpiš, “to search for food”)

Compare Arabic خُنْفُسَاء (ḵunfusāʔ) and Hebrew חִפּוּשִׁית (ḥippûšîṯ). Also compare ܚܒܫܘܫܬܐ (ḥaḇšuštāʾ, “beetle; leech”).

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ܚܪܦܘܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܪܦܘܫܝܬܐ)

1. dung beetle

• “ḥrpwšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• 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 494b