A Syriac Chrestomathy

sources for syriacists

R4 · nestle-1889-en/r4/g170-unread-ns-xrefuncertain

lemma

unvoc
voc
translit
pos cross-reference
gloss_en ⛔ NOT READ
root
payne_smith
frequency_rank
layer vocalized Serto
uncertain yes

uncertain_note

⚠ HEAD glyph-count CORRECTED, still not identified; target unchanged, 2026-09-01 (Step-3 follow-up). A one-line cross-reference standing between ܢܣܺܝܟ and ܢܣܰܪ. High zoom revises the head from the original 5-glyph read down to only 3 visible glyph-clusters — a small hook/tick (Nun), a double-bump loop (Samekh), and a wide flat final hook — i.e. structurally ܢܣ- plus one final letter, consistent with an 'ns-' variant near ܢܣܰܒ 'take' (a full entry a few lines further down this same page). The 4-glyph target is confirmed in shape (Samekh-like double-loop, diagonal stroke-with-dot, open Waw-circle, final hook-with-tail) but the loop-type letters (mem/nun/pe/samekh) remain genuinely ambiguous at this scan's native resolution — a source-resolution ceiling, not a technique problem. Neither word written.

source

primer nestle-1889-en
page 170
leaf n259