A Syriac Chrestomathy

sources for syriacists

R4 · nestle-1889-en/r4/g166-metra-rainuncertain

lemma

unvoc ܡܛܪܐ
voc ܡܶܛܪܳܐ
translit meṭrā
pos m.
gloss_en rain
gloss_de Regen
root
payne_smith
frequency_rank
layer vocalized Serto
uncertain yes

uncertain_note

The sub-lemma's final letter is read ܢ; ܡܶܛܪܳܢܳܐ (with alaph) is the same skeleton plus one stroke and the crop does not settle it. The gloss — a five-word German phrase for a single adjective — is Nestle's, not a paraphrase.

sub_lemmas

vocgloss_engloss_deraw
ܡܶܛܪܳܢwatered by the rain from heavenvom Himmelsregen bewässertܡܶܛܪܳܢ vom Himmelsregen bewässert | watered by the rain from heaven

source

primer nestle-1889-en
page 166
leaf n255