ܓܪܓܫܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Dissimilated from older Aramaic *ܓܫܓܝܫܬܐ (gašgīštā), from the root ܓ-ܫ-ܓ-ܫ (ɡ-š-ɡ-š), related to feeling; compare Mishnaic Hebrew גַּרְגֵּשׁ (gargēš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡarˈɡɛʃ.tɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡar.ɡ(ə.)ˈʃɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܓܪܓܫܬܐ (gargeštā) f (plural ܓܪܓܫܬܐ)

  1. lump of clay, earth

Inflection

Descendants

References

  • grgšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-10-15
  • 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. 257a
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