ܣܡܟܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܡ-ܟ (s-m-k) related to supporting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)mɑxɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)mɑxe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܡܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܡܟܐ)

1. stability, constancy
2. company, group, guests
3. feast, banquet
4. seat, place at table
5. couch, cushion
6. choice place

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܡܟܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܡܟ	ܣܡܟܝܢ
construct	ܣܡܟ	ܣܡܟܝ
emphatic	ܣܡܟܐ	ܣܡܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܡܟܝ	ܣܡܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܡܟܟ	ܣܡܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܡܟܟܝ	ܣܡܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܡܟܗ	ܣܡܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܡܟܗ	ܣܡܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܡܟܢ	ܣܡܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܡܟܟܘܢ	ܣܡܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܡܟܟܝܢ	ܣܡܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܡܟܗܘܢ	ܣܡܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܡܟܗܝܢ	ܣܡܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܡ-ܟ (s-m-k) related to supporting. Compare Hebrew סֶמֶךְ (sémeḵ) and סוֹמֵךְ (sômēḵ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɑmkɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɑmke(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܡܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܡܟܐ)

1. supporter, upholder
2. support, prop
3. (architecture) pillar, column
4. base, foundation, socket

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܡܟܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܡܟ	ܣܡܟܝܢ
construct	ܣܡܟ	ܣܡܟܝ
emphatic	ܣܡܟܐ	ܣܡܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܡܟܝ	ܣܡܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܡܟܟ	ܣܡܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܡܟܟܝ	ܣܡܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܡܟܗ	ܣܡܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܡܟܗ	ܣܡܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܡܟܢ	ܣܡܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܡܟܟܘܢ	ܣܡܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܡܟܟܝܢ	ܣܡܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܡܟܗܘܢ	ܣܡܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܡܟܗܝܢ	ܣܡܟܝܗܝܢ

References

• “smk”, 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, pp. 230b, 231a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 381a
• 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. 1019b