Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)hɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)hɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܙܗܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܙܗܪܐ)

1. caution, wariness, circumspection

Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܙ-ܗ-ܪ ‎(z-h-r) related to shining. Compare Arabic زَهْر ‎(zahr) and Hebrew זֹהַר ‎(zṓhar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zahrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zahre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܙܗܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܙܗܪܐ)

1. light, brightness, brilliance, flashing, splendour
2. (botany) fully-bloomed flower

Inflection

Etymology 3

From Middle Persian zʾhl ‎(zahr). Compare Persian زهر ‎(zahr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zahrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [zahre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܙܗܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܙܗܪܐ)

1. poison, venom

Inflection

References

• “zhr”, 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. 85a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 111b
• 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. 368b