ܟܘܪܟܝܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒆳𒄄𒄷 (kurkû), from Sumerian 𒆳𒄄𒄷 (kur.gi4mušen). Also found as Arabic كُرْكِيّ (kurkiyy), an Aramaic borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܘܪܟܝܐ (kurkəyām (plural ܟܘܪܟܝܬܐ (kurkəyṯā) or ܟܘܪܟܘܬܐ (kurkūṯā))

  1. kind of bird: crane, goose, (possibly) swift, swallow

Inflection

References

  • kwrky”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-03-25
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 154a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 211a-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, page 613b