ܚܘܟܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܐܘܓܐ (ʾawgā) (confused with a word for sumac)

Etymology

Cognate to Arabic حَبَق (ḥabaq, basil), and the borrowing Ancient Greek ὤκῐμον (ṓkimon, basil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈħaw.kɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈħaw.ke] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܟܐ • (ḥawkā) m (plural ܚܘܟܐ (ḥawkē))

  1. basil

Inflection

Descendants

  • Arabic: حَوْك (ḥawk)

References

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