ܚܠܡܬܐ ܕܬܕܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From ܚܠܡܬܐ (ḥəlaməṯāʾ, “oxtongue [flower]”) + -ܕ (də-, da-, “of”) + ܬܕܐ (təḏāʾ, “the breast”). Compare Arabic حَلَمَة (ḥalama(t)) and حَلَمَة الثَّدْي (ḥalamat aṯ-ṯady).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħ(ə)lam(ə)θɑ(ʔ) ðaθ(ə)ðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħalmɑθɑ(ʔ) ðaθ(ə)ðɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
References
- “ḥlmtˀ**dtdˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- 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. 458a
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