ܚܙܝܪܐ

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Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒄷𒍣𒊏 (ḫuzīru), Arabic خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr), Ugaritic 𐎃𐎐𐎇𐎗 (ḫnzr), and Hebrew חֲזִיר (ḥăzîr).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܙܝܪܐ (ħzīrā’m (plural ܚܙܝܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܙܝܪܬܐ)

  1. pig, swine, hog

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References

  • ḥzyr”, 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. 101b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 136b
  • 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. 439b