Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܣ-ܛ-ܡ (s-ṭ-m) related to binding.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sutˤmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sutˤme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܣܘܛܡܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܘܛܡܐ)

  1. chain, bond, fetter, shackle

Inflection

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Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

References

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  • swṭmˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-12
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 227a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 364b
  • 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. 978a