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Sanskrit loanwords in Syriac - distazo - 09-09-2011
I was surprised to see that some Aramaic (Syriac) words are derived from Sanskrit.
e.g. the Syriac word for 'idol' has been derived from 'pratikrita' which means 'false/fake' image.
Unfortunately, the SEDRA3 library, does not contain such references, just 'latin' and 'greek' but not 'sanskrit'.
Who knows more sanskrit words in the NT?
(Another striking similarity is 'Satana', which in Sanskrit means 'fallen one'. I really WONDER how it is possible, that such Biblical words exist in an ancient Indian language)
Re: Sanskrit loanwords in Syriac - Thirdwoe - 09-10-2011
It all was mixed up in Mesopotamia, at the tower one day by The Word/Miltha...Before that day, one Langauge existed, taught to mankind by The Word.
Blessings
Re: Sanskrit loanwords in Syriac - Lars Lindgren - 09-10-2011
SEDRA3 does actually contain one entry where it claims the origin of the word is Sanskrit <!-- s
--><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->http://dukhrana.com/lexicon/lexeme.php?adr=1:2031
The word nardin is found in Mark 14:3 and John 12:3.
Re: Sanskrit loanwords in Syriac - Paul Younan - 09-11-2011
Not too surprising given our close proximity to the Aryans in Persia.
+Shamasha
Re: Sanskrit loanwords in Syriac - Burning one - 09-12-2011
Shlama,
isn't PARDEESA (Paradise) a Sanskrit / Persian loanword?
Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy
Re: Sanskrit loanwords in Syriac - distazo - 09-12-2011
we just have the word paraijata. <!-- s
--><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s --> That does not sound to me as a loanword.<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/romadict.pl?query=paradise&display=simple&table=macdonell">http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/romadi ... =macdonell</a><!-- m -->
Re: Sanskrit loanwords in Syriac - rramlow - 11-06-2011
What I've been taught is that both the Aramaic and the Hebrew words are from the Persian pairidaeza.
See here for an article touching on the relevant info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise#Judaism
Please feel free to straighten me out if you have a more authoritative & credible source which contradicts. I know Wikipedia is not ideal.