ܢܝܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܢܐܒܐ

Etymology

Compare Arabic نَاب (nāb) and Hebrew נִיב (nîḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nivɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nive(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܝܒܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܝܒܐ)

  1. (anatomy) canine tooth; molar
  2. tusk
  3. crab's claw

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܢܝܒܝܐ

References

  • nyb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 203b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 338a
  • 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. 913b

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