ܘܪܫܢܐ
Classical Syriac edit
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Etymology edit
From Akkadian 𒆜𒄷 (KASKALMUŠEN /uršānu/, “a kind of pigeon”), itself borrowed from Sumerian 𒆜𒄷 (KASKALMUŠEN /irsaĝ/, “pigeon”). Compare Jewish Babylonian Aramaic וַרְשָׁאנָא (waršānā), אוּרְשָׁנָא (uršānā), and Arabic وَرَشان (warašān).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܘܪܫܢܐ • (waršānā) m (plural ܘܪܫܢܐ (waršānē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܘܪܫܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܘܪܫܢ | ܘܪܫܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܘܪܫܢ | ܘܪܫܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܘܪܫܢܐ | ܘܪܫܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܘܪܫܢܝ | ܘܪܫܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܘܪܫܢܟ | ܘܪܫܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܘܪܫܢܟܝ | ܘܪܫܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܘܪܫܢܗ | ܘܪܫܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܘܪܫܢܗ | ܘܪܫܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܘܪܫܢܢ | ܘܪܫܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܘܪܫܢܟܘܢ | ܘܪܫܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܘܪܫܢܟܝܢ | ܘܪܫܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܘܪܫܢܗܘܢ | ܘܪܫܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܘܪܫܢܗܝܢ | ܘܪܫܢܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “wršn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-04
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 186b
- Müller, Friedrich (1895) “Neupersische Etymologien”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 9, page 378 of 377–387
- Müller, Friedrich (1896) “Neupersische und armenische Etymologien”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 10, page 275 of 270–280
- 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 360b