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  • From: "S. L." <lyosovs AT cityline.ru>
  • To: <b-hebrew AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
  • Subject: edessa
  • Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 21:18:33 +0400

Does anybody know the etymology of `orha:y, West Syriac `urhoy "Edessa"? Is it a relative adjective from a *’orVh? I wonder what is the morphological shape of this word. Is it a *qutl formation? Why then does it have [o] in East Syriac?

Serge Lyosov



  • edessa, S. L., 09/25/2002

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