ܨܘܨܝܬܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Hebrew צִיצִית (ṣīṣīṯ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ܨܘܨܝܬܐ (ṣūṣīṯāf (plural ܨܘܨܝܬܐ (ṣūṣyāṯā))

  1. lock (of hair), curl, braid
  2. forelock, bangs, fringe
  3. thread
  4. (botany) radicle, tendril, fibrous root
  5. (figuratively) spark, flame

Usage notes[edit]

This word is usually found in the plural.

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • ṣwṣy2”, 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, page 300a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 476a
  • 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, page 1280b