ܐܣܛܘܟܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.tˤux.sɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܵܐ • (isṭuḵsā) m sg (plural ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ (isṭuḵsē))

1. element, component, first principle
2. verse, part of a hymn

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܵܐ (isṭuḵsā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܝܼ (isṭuḵsī)		ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܲܢ (isṭuḵsan)
	construct	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟܲܣ (isṭūkas)	2nd person	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܘܼܟ݂ (isṭuḵsūḵ)	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܵܟ݂ܝ (isṭuḵsāḵ)	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (isṭuḵsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܵܐ (isṭuḵsā)	3rd person	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܹܗ (isṭuḵsēh)	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܵܗ̇ (isṭuḵsāh)	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܗܘܿܢ (isṭuḵshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܝܼ̈ (isṭuḵsī)		ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܲܢ̈ (isṭuḵsan)
	construct	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܲܝ̈ (isṭuḵsay)	2nd person	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (isṭuḵsūḵ)	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (isṭuḵsāḵ)	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (isṭuḵsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ (isṭuḵsē)	3rd person	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (isṭuḵsūh)	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (isṭuḵsōh)	ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (isṭuḵshōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܣܛܘܼܟ݂ܣܵܢܵܝܵܐ (isṭuḵsānāyā)

See also

• ܗܘܼܠܵܐ (hūlā)
• ܡܠܘܿܐܵܐ (mlōˀā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛstˤuksɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛstˤukse(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܣܛܘܟܣܐ • (ˀesṭuksā) m (plural ܐܣܛܘܟܐ or ܐܣܛܘܟܣܐ)

1. element, component, first principle
2. verse, part of a hymn

References

• “ˀsṭwks”, 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. 14b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 23a
• 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. 68b