ܥܡܘܕܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʿ-m-d. Compare Arabic عَمُود (ʕamūd) and Hebrew עַמּוּד (ʿammûḏ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܡܘܕܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܡܘܕܐ)

  1. (architecture) pillar, column
  2. platform
  3. (geometry) altitude
  4. (astronomy) meteor
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܕ (ʿ-m-d) related to immersing, from Proto-Semitic *ġ-m-d.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܡܘܕܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܡܘܕܐ)

  1. diver
  2. confirmand, baptismal candidate
Inflection

References

  • ˁmwd”, 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. 255b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 416b
  • 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, pp. 1108b-1109a