ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms
  • ܒܝܬܢܗܪܝܢ‎ (Bêṯnahrayn)

Etymology

From ܒܝܬ‎ (bêṯ, “between”) + ܢܗܪܝܢ‎ (nahrayn, “two rivers”) (the dual form of ܢܗܪܐ‎ (nahrā, “river”)), referring to the Tigris and Euphrates.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [be̝θˈnah.rajn]

Proper noun

ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ‎ • (Bêṯ Nahrayn) f

  1. Mesopotamia (literally "[the land] between two rivers")

Synonyms
  • ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܘܬܐ‎ (Bêṯ Nahrawwāṯā)
  • ܡܨܥܬ ܢܗܪܘܬܐ‎ (Meṣʿaṯ Nahrawwāṯā)

References
  • “byt**nhryn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-19
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 404b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 330a
  • 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. 142a
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