Thomas A. Carlson (ed.), "Muʿaṭṭasha desert — ܡܕܒܪܐ ܨܗܘܐ " in last modified December 9, 2016, http://syriaca.org/place/498 Muʿaṭṭasha desert ܡܕܒܪܐ ܨܗܘܐ ܡܰܕܒܪܳܐ ܨܗܘܐ برية معطشة Muaṭṭasha desert Mu‘aṭṭasha desert Maarrat al-Numān Ma‘arrat al-Nu‘mān A desert area between Maʿarrat al-Nuʿmān and Aleppo. http://syriaca.org/place/498 ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 560 كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 519 The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 554