ܦܝܘܣܝܓ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms
  • ܦܝܘܣܓ (pywsg)

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ptwʾsk' /⁠paywāsīg⁠/, “leather bag, wallet”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [p(ə.)joˈsiɣ]

Noun

ܦܝܘܣܝܓ • (pəyōsīḡ) m

  1. collar, halter
  2. noose, snare
  3. necklace

Synonyms

References
  • “pywsg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-08-24
  • D'beth Yahkub, Yuyakim (2016) Key of Language: Syriac Dictionary (in Classical Syriac), Mount Izlo in Tur Abdin, Nusaybin, Turkey: St. Augin Monastery Press, page 1424b
  • 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, page 1185b
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