ܚܝܛܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From ܚܝܛܐ (ħayyāṭā, “tailor”), from the root ܚ-ܘ-ܛ (ḥ-w-ṭ) related to sewing + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā). Compare Arabic خِيَاطَة (ḵiyāṭa) and Hebrew חַיָּטוּת (ħayyāṭûṯ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܚܝܛܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)
Inflection edit
declension of ܚܝܛܘܬܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܝܛܘ |
| construct | ܚܝܛܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܚܝܛܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܝܛܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܝܛܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܝܛܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܝܛܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܝܛܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܝܛܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܝܛܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܝܛܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܝܛܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܝܛܘܬܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “ḥyṭw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 99b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 140a
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 446b