ܡܠܘܫܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܡܠܘܫܐ (malwāšāʾ, zodiac sign; horoscope), from Akkadian 𒀯𒇻𒈦 (/⁠*mul-lumāšu⁠/) + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [malwɑʃuθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܠܘܫܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. astrology

Inflection

References

  • mlwšw”, 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. 185a
  • 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. 766a
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