"The Syriac language has, among all the Aramaic varieties, by far the largest number of terms for ‘comet’ or ‘meteor’. Is there a simple explanation for this fact?"

Stefanie Rudolf, “A great star falls”—cometology in Syriac language and literature, Journal of Semitic Studies, 2023;, fgad041, https://doi.org/10.1093/jss/fgad041 #OpenAccess #OA #Journal #Article #Language #Languages #Literature #Linguistics #Academia #Academic #Academics @linguistics