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ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ

ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ
  • ܐܦܣܩܘܦܘܣ
  • ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܣ

Noun

ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ)

  1. overseer, prefect
  2. elder
  3. (Christianity) bishop

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܬܐ
  • ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܘܢ

References

  • )pysqwp)”, 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. 17b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 26b
  • 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. 86b