ܚܠܡܬܐ ܕܬܕܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From ܚܠܡܬܐ (ḥəlaməṯā, “oxtongue [flower]”) + -ܕ (də-, da-, “of”) + ܬܕܐ (təḏā, “the breast”). Compare Arabic حَلَمَة (ḥalama).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħ(ə)lam(ə)θɑ ðaθ(ə)ðɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħalmɑθɑ ðaθ(ə)ðɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܚܠܡܬܐ ܕܬܕܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܠܡܬܐ ܕܬܕܐ)
- (anatomy) nipple
References
- “ḥlmtˀ**dtdˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- 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, page 458a