A Syriac Chrestomathy

sources for syriacists

R4 · nestle-1889-en/r4/g177-esba-grass

lemma

unvoc ܥܣܒܐ
voc ܥܶܣܒܳܐ
translit ʿesbā
pos m.
gloss_en herb, grass
gloss_de Kraut, Gras
root
payne_smith
frequency_rank
layer vocalized Serto

primer_note

⭐ A new siglum, and this one names a lexicographer: 'Pl. sec. BA. ܥܶܣ̈ܒܶܐ' — the plural according to BA., i.e. Bar Ali, whose lexicon Nestle is citing against his own text. After Payne Smith (PSm.), Bar Hebraeus (BH.), de Lagarde and Hoffmann, the fifth authority the glossary appeals to.

source

primer nestle-1889-en
page 177
leaf n266