ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From ܡܠܐܟܐ (malʾăḵāʾ, “angel”) + -ܕ (da-, “of”) + ܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ (bəṭīlūṯāʾ, “care, diligence”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [malʔăxɑ(ʔ) ðav(ə)tˁiluθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [malʔăxe(ʔ) ðav(ə)tˁiluθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ)
- (religion) guardian angel
References
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 41b