ܐܗܡܪܐܓܪ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Parthian 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭓𐭊𐭓 (ʾḥmrkr [ahmārkar]) or Middle Persian 𐭠𐭬𐭠𐭫𐭪𐭫𐭩 (ʾmʾlkly [āmārgar]), from Old Persian *hammārakaraʰ; compare Hebrew אֲמַרְכָּל (ʾămarkāl).
Pronunciation
Uncertain.
Noun
ܐܗܡܪܐܓܪ • (ʾhmrʾgr) m
- accountant
- amargar, tribute or tax collector
- Synonyms: ܓܒܝܐ, ܡܟܣܐ
References
- “ˀhmrˀgr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-01-27
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 39
- Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 5b
- 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. 12a