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Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Arabic تَمَاسِيح (tamāsīḥ), plural of تَمْسِيح (tamsīḥ), since the vowel before the stressed end is shortened in Egyptian Arabic pronunciation.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܬܰܡܣܺܝܚ • (tamsīḥ)
- crocodile
- Synonym: ܢܗܢܓ
References
- ܬܡܣܝܚ on syriacdictionary.net
- “tmsyḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 828a
- Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 4452
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 394