ܛܝܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms
  • ܛܝܡܝ‎

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τῑμή (tīmḗ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tˁimɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˁime(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܝܡܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܛܝܡܐܐ‎ or ܛܝܡܐ)

  1. honor/honour
  2. worth, value
  3. price, fee

Usage notes

Although feminine in the singular, ܛܝܡܐ‎ behaves as a masculine noun in the plural.

Synonyms

References
  • “ṭymy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 126a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 172b
  • 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. 527a
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