ܒܒܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܒܒܪ

Etymology

Cognate to Arabic بَبْر (babr, tiger) and cognate to Akkadian 𒌨𒁇𒊏 (barbaru, wolf), likely borrowed from Sumerian 𒌨𒁇𒊏 (urbarra, literally outside dog, wild predator).

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܒܒܪܐ (bbrʾ) m (plural ܒܒܪܐ)

  1. panther, tiger

Inflection

References

  • bbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 34b
  • 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 116b
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