ܫܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܫ ܝ ܢ (š y n) |
| 2 terms |
Of the same Middle Iranian origin as Old Armenian շէն (šēn).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܫܲܝܢܵܐ • (šaynā) m
- safety
- peace, tranquillity, harmony
- (literary) cultivated or inhabited land
- Synonym: ܡܲܕ݂ܒܪܵܐ (maḏbrā)
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܲܝܢܝܼ (šaynī) |
ܫܲܝܢܲܢ (šaynan) | ||
| construct | ܫܹܝܢ (šēn) |
2nd person | ܫܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (šaynūḵ) |
ܫܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (šaynāḵ) |
ܫܲܝܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaynāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā) |
3rd person | ܫܲܝܢܹܗ (šaynēh) |
ܫܲܝܢܵܗ̇ (šaynāh) |
ܫܲܝܢܗܘܿܢ (šaynhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܲܝܢܝܼ̈ (šaynī) |
ܫܲܝܢܲܢ̈ (šaynan) | ||
| construct | ܫܲܝܢܲܝ̈ (šaynay) |
2nd person | ܫܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šaynūḵ) |
ܫܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šaynāḵ) |
ܫܲܝܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaynāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܫܲܝܢܹ̈ܐ (šaynē) |
3rd person | ܫܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šaynūh) |
ܫܲܝܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šaynōh) |
ܫܲܝܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šaynhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܡܫܲܝܸܢ (mšayyin)
- ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (b-šaynā)
- ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܫܲܝܢܵܐ (yaḇrūḥā d-šaynā)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
Of the same Middle Iranian origin as Old Armenian շէն (šēn).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܫܝܢܐ • (šaynā) m (uncountable)
- cultivated or inhabited land, urban area
- domestication
- prosperity, favorable/favourable conditions
- peace, tranquillity, harmony
- truce, treaty, capitulation
Inflection edit
declension of ܫܝܢܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܝܢ |
| emphatic | ܫܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܝܢܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܝܢܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܝܢܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܝܢܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܝܢܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܝܢܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܝܢܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܝܢܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܝܢܗܝܢ |
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “inhabited land”): ܕܒܪܐ (daḇrā), ܚܘܪܒܐ (ḥurbā)
- (antonym(s) of “peace”): ܩܪܒܐ (qərāḇā)
See also edit
- ܫܠܡܐ (šəlāmā)
References edit
- “šyn2”, 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 367a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 575a
- 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, pages 1552b–1553a