A Syriac Chrestomathy

sources for syriacists

R4 · nestle-1889-en/r4/g154-hasir-deficientuncertain

lemma

unvoc ܚܣܝܪ
voc ܚܰܣܺܝܪ
translit ḥassīr
pos adj.
gloss_en deficient
gloss_de entbehrend
root
payne_smith
frequency_rank
layer vocalized Serto
uncertain yes

uncertain_note

The idiom pairs this word with ܝܰܬܺܝܪ 'more'; which of the two is printed first is not resolved on the plate, and the German 'mehr oder weniger' would put ܝܰܬܺܝܪ first while the entry's own head would put ܚܰܣܺܝܪ first.

sub_lemmas

vocgloss_engloss_deraw
ܚܰܣܺܝܪ, ܝܰܬܺܝܪa two-word idiom: more or less, aboutmehr oder weniger, ungefähr[ܚܰܣܺܝܪ + ܝܰܬܺܝܪ, printed order not resolved] mehr oder weniger, ungefähr | more or less, about

source

primer nestle-1889-en
page 154
leaf n243