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Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܩܣܛܘܪ • (qasṭor) m (plural ܩܣܛܘܪܣ)
- beaver (animal)
- Synonyms: ܓܪܕܐ, ܟܠܒܐ ܕܡܝܐ
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek κουαίστωρ (kouaístōr), from Latin quaestor.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܩܣܛܘܪ • (qasṭōr, qesṭōr) m (plural ܩܣܛܘܪܣ)
- quaestor, secretary
References
- “qsṭwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-07
- “qsṭwr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-07
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 679b
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 324b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 511b
- 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, page 1387b