ܫܝܫܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Iranian *šīša, compare Middle Persian 𐭱𐭩𐭱𐭢 (šīšag). Compare Persian شیشه (šiše) and Arabic شِيشَة (šīša).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃiʃtɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܝܫܬܐ • (šīštā) f (plural ܫܝܫܐ)

  1. vase, bottle, flask, flagon (especially one made from glass or alabaster)

Inflection

References

  • šyšh”, 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, page 367a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 575b
  • 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 1555b
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