Eastern Syriac :ܠܥܵܣܵܐ
Western Syriac :ܠܥܳܣܳܐ
Root :ܠܥܣ
Eastern phonetic :l ' a: sa:
Category :verb
[Feeding]
English :1) transitive ; see also ܩܵܛܹܡ / ܒܵܪܹܡ / ܩܵܪܹܛ / ܐܵܟܹܠ / ܠܵܥܹܣ : to nibble , to gnaw , to bite something persistently ; 2) see also ܒܵܠܹܣ / ܠܲܓܸܡ / ܐܵܟܹܠ : to masticate , to chew / chewing , to munch ; ܠܵܥܹܣ ܒܬܸܢܝܵܐ : to chew again / to ruminate , to chew the cud ; ܒܵܠܹܥ ܕܠܵܐ ܠܥܵܣܵܐ : to swallow without chewing , to gulp down ;
French :1) transitif ; voir aussi ܩܵܛܹܡ / ܒܵܪܹܡ / ܩܵܪܹܛ / ܐܵܟܹܠ / ܠܵܥܹܣ : grignoter , mordiller , ronger ; 2) voir aussi ܒܵܠܹܣ / ܠܲܓܸܡ / ܐܵܟܹܠ : mastiquer / mâcher ; ܠܵܥܹܣ ܒܬܸܢܝܵܐ : remâcher / mâcher à nouveau , ruminer ; ܒܵܠܹܥ ܕܠܵܐ ܠܥܵܣܵܐ : avaler sans mastiquer / gober ;
Dialect :Eastern Syriac

Cf. ܠܥܣ, ܠܵܥܹܣ

See also : ܒܵܠܹܣ, ܠܲܓܸܡ, ܐܵܟܹܠ, ܓܲܘܪܸܪ

Source : Bailis Shamun