01-12-2009, 10:31 PM
Mmmmm... delicious locust :-D~
Anyway, Payne Smith actually has "parsnip" as a second meaning to qamtza.
Parsnip might not be an entirely correct rendering on Payne Smith's part, but at least there seems to be references in Syriac litterature to where qamtza is used for some sort of edible plant / vegetable.
Payne Smith p. 509 - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://dukhrana.com/lexicon/PayneSmith/page.php?p=509">http://dukhrana.com/lexicon/PayneSmith/page.php?p=509</a><!-- m -->
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Anyway, Payne Smith actually has "parsnip" as a second meaning to qamtza.
Parsnip might not be an entirely correct rendering on Payne Smith's part, but at least there seems to be references in Syriac litterature to where qamtza is used for some sort of edible plant / vegetable.
Payne Smith p. 509 - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://dukhrana.com/lexicon/PayneSmith/page.php?p=509">http://dukhrana.com/lexicon/PayneSmith/page.php?p=509</a><!-- m -->
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