ܚܐܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒉌𒉣𒈾 (ḫimētu). Compare Hebrew חֶמְאָה (ḥemʾâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħe(ʔ)wtɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܚܐܘܬܐ • (ḥeˀwṯā) f (uncountable)

  1. butter
  2. thickened milk, clotted cream

Inflection

References

  • ḥˀwh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 93a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 121a-b
  • 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. 402a
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