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
Source : Other