أنقليس

See also: انقليس

Arabic

Alternative forms

  • إِنْقِلِيس (ʾinqilīs), أَنْكَلِيس (ʾankalīs)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܐܢܩܗܠܝܣ / ܐܢܩܠܣܐ / ܐܢܩܠܝܣ, from Ancient Greek ἔγχελυς (énkhelus).

Noun

أَنْقَلِيس (ʾanqalīs) m

  1. eel

Declension

References

  • ˀnkhlys”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 122
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 97

Hijazi Arabic

أَنْقَليس

Etymology

From Arabic أَنْقَلِيس (ʾanqalīs), from Ancient Greek ἔγχελυς (énkhelus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔanɡaliːs/

Noun

أنْقَليس (ʼangalīs) m pl

  1. eel
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