syrp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An abbreviation for an early Syriac translation of the Bible also known as Peshitta.

Word forms

syrp

Etymology

From syr, short for Syriac, + abbreviation of Classical Syriac ܦܫܝܛܬܐ (pəšīṭtā), shortened from ܡܦܩܬܐ ܦܫܝܛܬܐ (mappaqtā pəšīṭtā, “simple version”).

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