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ܟܢܘܢܬܐ

ܟܢܘܢܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Noun

ܟܢܘܢܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ)

  1. (anatomy) wrist, palm (of the hand), sole (of the foot)
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Noun

ܟܢܘܢܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܢܘܢܝܬܐ)

  1. plumb line
  2. ruler, straight edge
Inflection

References

  • knwnh”, 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. 158a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 218a
  • 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. 633b