ܒܝܣܦܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Of Parthian origin, analogous to Old Armenian դեսպակ (despak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəjɑspɛqɑ/ (singular)
  • IPA(key): /bəjɑspɛqe/ (plural)

Noun

ܒܝܣܦܩܐ • (bəyāspeqā) m (plural ܒܝܣܦܩܐ (bəyāspeqē))

  1. mail wagon, courier’s coach

Inflection

References

  • byspqˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag
  • Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 54b
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