ܚܪܦܘܫܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic خُنْفُسَاء‎ (ḵunfusāʔ) and Hebrew חִפּוּשִׁית‎ (ḥippûšîṯ). Also compare ܚܒܫܘܫܬܐ‎ (ḥaḇšuštāʾ, “beetle; leech”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħarpuʃtɑ]

Noun

ܚܪܦܘܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܪܦܘܫܝܬܐ‎)

  1. dung beetle

Inflection

References

  • “ḥrpwšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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 494b
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