ܐܡܝܐܢܛܘܢ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܐܡܝܐܢܛܘܣ
- ܐܡܝܢܛܘܢ
- ܐܡܝܢܛܘܣ
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμίαντος (amíantos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔammiʔantˤon]
Noun
ܐܡܝܐܢܛܘܢ • (ʾammīʾanṭōn) m
- (mythology) salamander
- amianthus, asbestos
References
- “ˀmyˀnṭwn”, 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. 11b
- 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. 54b