ܐܘܫܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Iranian *vušn, from Old Iranian *vršna-. Compare Persian گشن (gošn, “male”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔuʃnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔuʃne] (plural)

Adjective

ܐܘܫܢܐ • (ʾušnā) m (plural ܐܘܫܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܘܫܢܬܐ)

1. (figuratively) lustful, wanton

Noun

ܐܘܫܢܐ • (ʾušnā) m (plural ܐܘܫܢܐ (ʾušnē))

1. stallion, stud

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

    declension of ܐܘܫܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܫܘܢ	ܐܘܫܢܝܢ
construct	ܐܫܘܢ	ܐܘܫܢܝ
emphatic	ܐܘܫܢܐ	ܐܘܫܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܘܫܢܝ	ܐܘܫܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܘܫܢܟ	ܐܘܫܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܘܫܢܟܝ	ܐܘܫܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܘܫܢܗ	ܐܘܫܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܘܫܢܗ	ܐܘܫܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܘܫܢܢ	ܐܘܫܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܘܫܢܟܘܢ	ܐܘܫܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܘܫܢܟܝܢ	ܐܘܫܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܘܫܢܗܘܢ	ܐܘܫܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܘܫܢܗܝܢ	ܐܘܫܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀwšnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-27
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 4b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 8b
• 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 23b