ܟܪܘܙܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܙ (k-r-z) related to declaring. Compare Hebrew כָּרוֹז (kārôz).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܪܘܙܐ (kārōzāʾm (plural ܟܪܘܙܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܪܘܙܬܐ)

  1. herald, crier
  2. proclaimer, harbinger, forerunner
  3. preacher
  4. eloquent speech
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old Armenian: քարոզ (kʻaroz) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κῆρυξ (kêrux).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܪܘܙܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܟܪܘܙܐ)

  1. pearly shell, mother-of-pearl
Inflection

References

  • krwz”, 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. 162a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 225a
  • 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. 647b