ܦܠܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Manichaean Parthian plync (plinǰ). Compare Persian برنج (berenj), Old Armenian պղինձ (płinj), Arabic فِلَزّ (filazz), and Hebrew פְּלִיז (pəlîz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [p(ə)lɛzzɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܦܠܙܐ (plezzā) m (uncountable)

  1. brass, bronze

Inflection

References

  • plz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-20
  • 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. 1196a
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