ܓܙܪܬܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܓܙܪܬܐ (gāzartāʾ, island), from the root ܓ-ܙ-ܪ (ɡ-z-r) related to cutting off + ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ (yaḇšānāytāʾ), feminine form of ܝܒܫܢܝܐ (yaḇšānāyāʾ, terrestrial), from the root ܝ-ܒ-ܫ (y-b-š) related to dryness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɑzartɑ(ʔ) javʃɑnɑjtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɑzrɑθɑ(ʔ) javʃɑnɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܪܬܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (plural ܓܙܪܬܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ)

  1. (geography) peninsula (literally "terrestrial island")

Inflection

References

  • ybšny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary : قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 136b
  • 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. 562a
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