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Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λῃστής (lēistḗs). Compare Arabic لِصّ (liṣṣ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܠܣܛܐ • (lesṭā) m (plural ܠܣܛܐ (lesṭē))
- robber, bandit, brigand, pirate
- Synonym: ܓܢܒܐ
Inflection
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References
- “lsṭ”, 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, page 173b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 243b
- 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, pages 692b-693a