ܩܣܛܘܪ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr); compare Latin castor.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [qasˈtˁor]

Noun

ܩܣܛܘܪ • (qasˈṭˁor) m (plural ܩܣܛܘܪܣ‎)

  1. beaver (animal)

Etymology 2

From Latin quaestor.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [qasˈtˁor], [qɛsˈtˁor]

Noun

ܩܣܛܘܪ • (qasṭōr, qesṭōr) m (plural ܩܣܛܘܪܣ‎)

  1. quaestor, secretary

References
  • “qsṭwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-07
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary : قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 324b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 511b
  • 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. 1387b
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