ܢܗܢܓ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܐܗܢܓ (ʾahenag), ܐܗܢܐܓ (ʾāhenāg)
Etymology
from Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nihang)
Noun
ܢܗܢܓ • (nahang, nihang)
- crocodile
Synonyms
- ܪܦ
- ܐܒܐ
- ܬܡܣܝܚ, from Arabic تمساح
- ܚܪܕܘܢܐ, ܚܪܕܢܐ
- ܝܪܠܐ
References
- “nhng”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 417a
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag
- Lagarde, Paul de (1866) Gesammelte Abhandlungen (in German), Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, page 65 Nr. 167
- Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927), “ܢܗܢܓ”, in Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 5b
- Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 2297
- Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901), “ܐܗܢܐܓ”, in Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 47