ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܡܠܐܟܐ (malʾăḵāʾ, “angel”) + -ܕ (da-, “of”) + ܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ (bəṭīlūṯāʾ, “care, diligence”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [malʔăxɑ(ʔ) ðav(ə)tˤiluθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [malʔăxe(ʔ) ðav(ə)tˤiluθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ)

  1. (religion) guardian angel

References
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 41b
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