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Where does “ܟܠܒܬܐ” come from?

ܟܠܒܬܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܟܠܒܐ, from Aramaic כלבא, from Proto-Semitic kalb- — dog.

ܟܠܒܬܐ (Classical Syriac): feminine emphatic singular of ܟܠܒܐ; feminine...

Definitions

  1. feminine emphatic singular of ܟܠܒܐ; feminine...

Ancestry of “ܟܠܒܬܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܟܠܒܐwild, mad; dog, hound; dog, sod, bastard,...
2Aramaicכלבאdog
3Proto-Semitickalb-dog
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