ܓܫܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄀𒅆𒅕𒊑 (/gišru/); compare Arabic جِسْر (ǧisr), Hebrew גֶּשֶׁר (géšer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɛʃrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɛʃre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܫܪܐ (gešrāʾ) m (plural ܓܫܪܐ)

  1. (architecture) bridge
  2. beam, plank
  3. axle

Inflection

References

  • gšr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-02
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 55b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 80b
  • 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. 266b
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