ܡܫܠܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܠ ܡ (š l m)
6 terms

Etymology

Calque of Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim), agent noun of the verb ܡܲܫܠܸܡ (mašlim, “to surrender”) +‎ -ܵܢܵܐ (-ānā, the occupational ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maʃləmɑːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [mɪʃɪlmaːna]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [muʃul.mɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܐ • (mašlmānā) m (plural ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mašlmānē), feminine ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mašlmānītā))

1. Muslim (believer of Islam)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܝܼ (mašlmānī)		ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܲܢ (mašlmānan)
	construct	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢ (mašlmān)		2nd person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (mašlmānūḵ)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (mašlmānāḵ)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mašlmānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܐ (mašlmānā)		3rd person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܹܗ (mašlmānēh)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܗ̇ (mašlmānāh)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܗܘܿܢ (mašlmānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܝܼ̈ (mašlmānī)		ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܲܢ̈ (mašlmānan)
	construct	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܲܝ̈ (mašlmānay)		2nd person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mašlmānūḵ)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mašlmānāḵ)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mašlmānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mašlmānē)		3rd person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mašlmānūh)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mašlmānōh)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mašlmānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܫܠܸܡ (mašlim, “to be a Muslim, convert to Islam”)
• ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mašlmānūtā, “Islam”)

Related terms

• ܐܸܣܠܵܡ (islām)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʃl(ə)mɑnɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [maʃl(ə)mɑne(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܡ (š-l-m).

Noun

ܡܫܠܡܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܫܠܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܫܠܡܢܝܬܐ)

1. betrayer, traitor; deserter

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܫܠܡܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܫܠܡܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܫܠܡܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܫܠܡܢܐ	ܡܫܠܡܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܫܠܡܢܟ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܫܠܡܢܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܫܠܡܢܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܫܠܡܢܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܝܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܫܠܡܢܗܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܫܠܡܢܗܝܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Derived from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).

Noun

ܡܫܠܡܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܫܠܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܫܠܡܢܝܬܐ)

1. Muslim

   Synonyms: ܛܝܝܐ, ܛܝܠܝܘܣ

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܫܠܡܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܫܠܡܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܫܠܡܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܫܠܡܢܐ	ܡܫܠܡܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܫܠܡܢܟ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܫܠܡܢܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܫܠܡܢܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܫܠܡܢܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܝܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܫܠܡܢܗܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܫܠܡܢܗܝܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mšlmn”, 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. 371b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 307a
• 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. 849b