ܣܓܦܣܬܢ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܣܓܣܒܘܢܗ, ܣܒܣܘܢܗ, ܣܦܣܬܐ

Etymology

From the same Persian source as Arabic سِبِسْتَان (sibistān).

Noun

ܣܓܦܣܬܢ • (uncertain vowelization) m

1. sebesten (Cordia gen. et spp.)

References

• “sgpstn”, 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 Smith, Robert (1879–1901), “ܣܓܣܒܘܢܗ”, in Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 2525