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Classical Syriac
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibilities include:
- Cognate with ܛܘܪܐ (ṭūrāʾ, “mountain”), possibly from the root ܛ-ܪ-ܪ (ṭ-r-r). Compare Hebrew צֹר (ṣōr).
- From *ܛܪܪܐ (ṭarrārāʾ), through dissimilation of r.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܛܪܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܪܢܐ)
- flint, rock
Inflection
References
- “ṭrn”, 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. 131b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 182b
- 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. 554b