ܟܝܡܝܐ

ܟܝܡܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܟܝܡܝܐܐ‎, ܟܝܡܝܢ‎

Etymology

From Arabic كِيمِيَاء‎ (kīmiyāʾ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kimi(j)ɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܟܝܡܝܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

1. alchemy

   Synonym: ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ‎

2. chemistry

   Synonym: ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ‎

References

• “kymyˀ”, 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. 213a
• 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. 619b