ܢܡܪܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *namir-.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܡܪܬܐ (nemrəṯāf (plural ܢܡܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܢܡܪܐ)

  1. leopardess
Inflection

Etymology 2

Possibly from Akkadian 𒈾𒁇𒌈 (/⁠nabārtu⁠/, fishing spot; cage, trap).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܢܡܪܬܐ (nāmarṯāf (plural ܢܡܪܬܐ)

  1. cage, enclosure
  2. snare, trap
  3. pit
Inflection

References

  • nmrh”, 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 205b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 341a
  • 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 922b-923a