ܠܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

[lurɑ(ʔ)], [lure(ʔ)], [lawrɑ(ʔ)], [lawre(ʔ)], [lɑwrɑ(ʔ)], [lɑwre(ʔ)]

noun
Definitions
  • lyre

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λύρα (lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise, the constellation Lyra, a lyre).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λύρα

Gloss

lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise, the constellation Lyra, a lyre

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