Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܫ ܠ ܡ (š l m)
6 terms

Etymology edit

Calque of Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim), agent noun of the verb ܡܲܫܠܸܡ (mašlim, to surrender) +‎ -ܵܢܵܐ (-ānā, the occupational ending).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [maʃləmɑːnɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [mɪʃɪlmaːna]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [muʃul.mɑːnɑː]

Noun edit

ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܐ (mašlmānām (plural ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mašlmānē), feminine ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mašlmānītā))

  1. Muslim (believer of Islam)

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Classical Syriac edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [maʃl(ə)mɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [maʃl(ə)mɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܡ (š-l-m).

Noun edit

ܡܫܠܡܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܫܠܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܫܠܡܢܝܬܐ)

  1. betrayer, traitor; deserter
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Etymology 2 edit

Derived from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).

Noun edit

ܡܫܠܡܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܫܠܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܫܠܡܢܝܬܐ)

  1. Muslim
    Synonyms: ܛܝܝܐ, ܛܝܠܝܘܣ
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References edit

  • mšlmn”, 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, p. 371b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 307a
  • 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, p. 849b