ܙܠܡܐ ܦܫܝܩܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From ܙܠܡܐ (z(ə)lāmā(ʾ), “crooked writing”), from the root ܙ-ܠ-ܡ (z-l-m) related to crookedness + ܦܫܝܩܐ (p(ə)šīqā(ʾ), “easy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z(ə)lɑmɑ(ʔ) f(ə)ʃiqɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܙܠܡܐ ܦܫܝܩܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)
- (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /ɛ/
Synonyms
- ܙܠܡܐ ܕܦܫܝܩ
- ܪܒܨܐ ܐܪܝܟܐ
References
- “zlmˀ**pšyqˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 117a