Eastern Syriac :ܥܸܩܒܵܐ ܕܓܝܼܫܪܵܐ
Western Syriac :ܥܶܩܒܳܐ ܕܓܺܝܫܪܳܐ
Root :ܥܩܒ
Eastern phonetic :iq ' ba: d ' giš ' ra:
Category :noun
[Art → Architecture]
English :a structure built to support the lateral pressure of an arch or span, e.g. at the ends of a bridge : an abutment , a bridgehead / the starting point of a bridge ;
French :structure visant à supporter la pression latérale d'une arche ou d'une travée de pont : un contrefort / une culée de pont / un aboutement ;
Dialect :Eastern Syriac

Cf. ܥܩܒ, ܥܸܩܒ݂ܵܐ, ܥܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ, ܥܸܩܒܝܼܬܵܐ, ܥܵܩܒܵܢܵܐ, ܥܩܵܒܵܐ, ܥܸܩܒܵܐ ܕܓܝܼܫܪܵܐ, ܥܸܩܒܵܐ, ܓܝܼܫܪܵܐ, ܥܵܩܵܒܵܐ ܥܵܩܵܒܵܐ

See also : ܓܫܪ, ܥܸܩܒܵܐ, ܓܝܼܫܪܵܐ

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