ܟܒܪܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 (kibrītu, sulfur; firebrand), cognate to Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt), and Hebrew גופרית / גָּפְרִית (gop̄rīṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɛvriθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܟܒܪܝܬܐ • (kĕḇrīṯā) f (uncountable)

  1. sulfur/sulphur, brimstone

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܟܒܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܚܘܪܐ
  • ܟܒܪܝܬܝܐ
  • ܟܒܪܝܬܢܝܐ
  • ܟܒܪܬܢܐ
  • ܡܝ ܟܒܪܝܬܐ

References

  • kbry”, 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. 150b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 203b
  • 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. 597b
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