מרגניתא

Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /marɡɑnitɑʔ/

Noun

מרגניתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural מרגניתא)

  1. pearl, jewel, gem

References
  • “mrgny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press
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