ܐܣܦܣ

ܐܣܦܣ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܣܦܝܣ‎ (ʾspys)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔɛs.pɛs] (singular and plural)

Noun

ܐܣܦܣ • (ʾespes) f (plural ܐܣܦܣ)

1. snake, adder, asp (especially Egyptian cobra)

   Synonyms: ܬܢܝܢܐ‎, ܟܘܪܦܐ‎, ܦܬܢܐ‎, ܚܘܝܐ‎

2. tortoise

   Synonyms: ܣܦܝܢܬܐ‎, ܣܢܘܢܝܬܐ‎, ܣܠܘܦܝܬܐ‎, ܩܪܝܬܐ‎

References

• “ˀsps”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-08-09
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 15b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 24b
• 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. 77a