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Headword:
Παλαιστηνός
Adler number: pi,64
Translated headword: palm-sized, four-finger-sized
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [sc. An adjective formed] out of παλαιστή , [genitive] παλαιστής .[1] But Παλαιστῖνος ["Palestinian"][sc. is different].[2]
Greek Original:Παλαιστηνός: ἐκ τοῦ παλαιστή, παλαιστής. Παλαιστῖνος δέ.
Notes:
[1]
Παλαιστή , variant
παλαστή , is a measure of length ("palm of the hand": c.3 inches); cf.
pi 63.
[2] cf.
pi 66. At
alpha 3519, it is suggested that
Παλαιστῖνος and
Παλαιστῆνος are variant spellings of "Palestinian."
Keywords: dialects, grammar, and etymology; geography; mathematics; science and technology
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 13 August 2010@01:12:25.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; tweaks) on 13 August 2010@03:52:48.
David Whitehead (another headword option) on 26 August 2011@06:16:18.
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