Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Iranian *xšām + the feminine noun ending -ܝܬܐ (-īṯā). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (šam) and Persian شام (šâm).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)ʃɑmiθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)ʃɑmjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܚܫܡܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܚܫܡܝܬܐ)

  1. supper, dinner
  2. banquet

Inflection

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Inflection of ܚܫܡܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܫܡܝ 1st person ܚܫܡܝܬܝ ܚܫܡܝܬܢ
construct ܚܫܡܝܬ 2nd person ܚܫܡܝܬܟ ܚܫܡܝܬܟܝ ܚܫܡܝܬܟܘܢ ܚܫܡܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܫܡܝܬܐ 3rd person ܚܫܡܝܬܗ ܚܫܡܝܬܗ ܚܫܡܝܬܗܘܢ ܚܫܡܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܫܡܝܢ 1st person ܚܫܡܝܬܝ ܚܫܡܝܬܢ
construct ܚܫܡܝܬ 2nd person ܚܫܡܝܬܟ ܚܫܡܝܬܟܝ ܚܫܡܝܬܟܘܢ ܚܫܡܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܫܡܝܬܐ 3rd person ܚܫܡܝܬܗ ܚܫܡܝܬܗ ܚܫܡܝܬܗܘܢ ܚܫܡܝܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

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References

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  • ḥšmy”, 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 119b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 163a
  • 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, →ISBN, page 502b