ܩܘܫܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Assimilated from earlier *ܩܘܫܛܐ (qūšṭāʾ); compare Arabic قِسْط (qisṭ), Hebrew קֹשְׁטְ (qōšṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܘܫܬܐ (qūštāʾc(uncountable)

  1. truth, verity
  2. right, rectitude, justice
Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct with a varying Waw.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos); compare Arabic قُسْط (qusṭ).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܘܫܬܐ (qōštāʾm(uncountable)

  1. (botany) aromatic plant; crape ginger, spiral ginger, costmary, tansy, labdanum

References

  • qwštˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-07
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 315a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 499a
  • 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. 1346b