ܟܫܛܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ-ܫ-ܛ (k-š-ṭ) related to shooting arrows.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaʃtˤɑʔ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kaʃtˤeʔ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܫܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܫܛܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܩܫܬܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܫܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܫܛ	ܟܫܛܝܢ
construct	ܟܫܛ	ܟܫܛܝ
emphatic	ܟܫܛܐ	ܟܫܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܫܛܝ	ܟܫܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܫܛܟ	ܟܫܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܫܛܟܝ	ܟܫܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܫܛܗ	ܟܫܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܫܛܗ	ܟܫܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܫܛܢ	ܟܫܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܫܛܟܘܢ	ܟܫܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܫܛܟܝܢ	ܟܫܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܫܛܗܘܢ	ܟܫܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܫܛܗܝܢ	ܟܫܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܫ-ܛ (k-š-ṭ) related to aiming or shooting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)ʃɑtˤɑʔ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)ʃɑtˤeʔ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܫܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܫܛܐ)

1. shooting arrows, archery
2. arrow, shaft, bolt
3. (astronomy) shooting star

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܫܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܫܛ	ܟܫܛܝܢ
construct	ܟܫܛ	ܟܫܛܝ
emphatic	ܟܫܛܐ	ܟܫܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܫܛܝ	ܟܫܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܫܛܟ	ܟܫܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܫܛܟܝ	ܟܫܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܫܛܗ	ܟܫܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܫܛܗ	ܟܫܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܫܛܢ	ܟܫܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܫܛܟܘܢ	ܟܫܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܫܛܟܝܢ	ܟܫܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܫܛܗܘܢ	ܟܫܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܫܛܗܝܢ	ܟܫܛܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (archery): ܟܫܛܘܬܐ
• (arrow): ܓܐܪܐ
• (shooting star): ܟܘܟܒܐ ܟܫܛܐ

Etymology 3

From the root ܟ-ܫ-ܛ (k-š-ṭ) related to aiming or shooting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaʃʃɑtˤɑʔ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kaʃʃɑtˤeʔ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܫܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܫܛܐ)

1. archer, bowman

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܫܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܫܛ	ܟܫܛܝܢ
construct	ܟܫܛ	ܟܫܛܝ
emphatic	ܟܫܛܐ	ܟܫܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܫܛܝ	ܟܫܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܫܛܟ	ܟܫܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܫܛܟܝ	ܟܫܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܫܛܗ	ܟܫܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܫܛܗ	ܟܫܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܫܛܢ	ܟܫܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܫܛܟܘܢ	ܟܫܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܫܛܟܝܢ	ܟܫܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܫܛܗܘܢ	ܟܫܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܫܛܗܝܢ	ܟܫܛܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܟܫܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Sagittarius (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

• “kšṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1895) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), Berlin, Edinburgh: Reuther & Reichard, T. & T. Clark
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press