ܣܦܣܝܪܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܣܦܣܪܐ (sap̄sērā)
Etymology edit
From Manichaean Parthian [Manichaean needed] (sfsyr /safsēr/, “sword”). Compare Middle Persian šmšyl (šamšēr) / špšyl (šafšēr, “sword”), Persian شمشیر (šamšir), and Ancient Greek σαμψήρα (sampsḗra, “foreign sword”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܣܦܣܝܪܐ • (sap̄sērā) f (plural ܣܦܣܝܪܐ (sap̄sērē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܣܦܣܝܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܦܣܝܪ | ܣܦܣܝܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܦܣܝܪ | ܣܦܣܝܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܦܣܝܪܐ | ܣܦܣܝܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܦܣܝܪܝ | ܣܦܣܝܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܦܣܝܪܟ | ܣܦܣܝܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܦܣܝܪܟܝ | ܣܦܣܝܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܦܣܝܪܗ | ܣܦܣܝܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܦܣܝܪܗ | ܣܦܣܝܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܦܣܝܪܢ | ܣܦܣܝܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܦܣܝܪܟܘܢ | ܣܦܣܝܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܦܣܝܪܟܝܢ | ܣܦܣܝܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܦܣܝܪܗܘܢ | ܣܦܣܝܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܦܣܝܪܗܝܢ | ܣܦܣܝܪܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “spsyr”, 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 234a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 386a
- 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 1032b