ܩܛܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From an indeterminate source. Compare Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ), Old Armenian կատու (katu), Byzantine Greek κάττα (kátta), Russian кот (kot), Basque katu, English cat.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܛܐ (transliteration neededc (plural ܩܛܘܬܐ or ܩܛܐ)

  1. cat
    Synonyms: ܟܟܘܫܬܐ, ܫܘܢܪܐ

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܛܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܛܐ)

  1. kind of heron (possibly Botaurus stellaris)
Inflection

Etymology 3

Possibly from Old Persian .

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܛܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܛܐ)

  1. plumb line
Inflection
Synonyms

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܛܐ (transliteration needed)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of ܩܛܝܐ

Etymology 5

Noun

ܩܛܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܛܐ)

  1. Alternative spelling of ܩܐܛܐ
Inflection

References

  • qṭˀ”, 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. 315b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 500a
  • 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. 1347b