A Syriac Chrestomathy

sources for syriacists

R4 · nestle-1889-en/r4/g167-metsata-middle

lemma

unvoc ܡܨܥܬܐ
voc ܡܶܨܥܬܳܐ
translit meṣʿtā
pos f.
gloss_en middle
gloss_de Mitte
root
payne_smith
frequency_rank
layer vocalized Serto
greek μεσσότης
latin cum suffix. ܡܶܨܥܰܬܗ et ܡܶܨܥܰܬ

primer_note

Hoffmann, ZDMG 32 for the FOURTH time in four pages — 753, 757, 751, 752. And note the Greek carries Nestle's own '?': 'μεσσότης?' is a proposed etymology, not an identification. Convention 6 — his doubt, not ours.

source

primer nestle-1889-en
page 167
leaf n256