ܣܩܝܢܩܘܪ

Classical Syriac

ܣܩܝܢܩܘܪScincus scincus

Alternative forms

Etymology

By the resolution of a geminate stop to a nasal plus a stop common in Semitic, but particularly Aramaic, from Akkadian 𒆲𒁯 (KUN.DAR /⁠šakkadirru, šakkatirru⁠/, skink, literally mongoose of the forest), originally applied to another relatable creature, but again listed separately as a type of lizard as well. The form ܣܩܝܢܩܘܣ (sqinqūs) is adapted to Ancient Greek σκίγκος (skínkos, skink).

Noun

ܣܩܝܢܩܘܪ • (sqinqūr) m

  1. skink

Descendants

References

  • sqwnqr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) “ܣܩܘܢܩܪ”, in Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 495a
  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1967) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen [Turkic and Mongolian Elements in New Persian] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission) (in German), volume III, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, pages 258–259
  • Landsberger, Benno (1934) Die Fauna des alten Mesopotamien nach der 14. Tafel der Serie ḪAR-RA = ḫubullu (Abhandlungen der philologisch-historischen Klasse der sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften; XLII. Nr. VI) (in German), Leipzig: Salomon Hirzel, page 118
  • Löw, Immanuel (1912) “Aramäische Lurchnamen”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete (in German), volume 26, pages 142–144
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