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Where does “ܝܡܬܐ” come from?

ܝܡܬܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܝܡܐ, from Classical Syriac ܐܡܐ, from Aramaic אִמָּא.

ܝܡܬܐ (Classical Syriac): lake; pool, pond; swamp

Definitions

  1. lake; pool, pond; swamp

Ancestry of “ܝܡܬܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܝܡܐsea, large lake; pond, swamp, marsh
2Classical Syriacܐܡܐmother; abbess; metropolis
3Aramaicאִמָּא—
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