See also: ܨܝܪܐ

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܕ (ṣ-w-d) related to hunting. Compare Arabic صَيْدُ (ṣaydu) and Hebrew צַיִד (ṣáyiḏ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [sˤajdɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤajde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܨܝܕܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܨܝܕܐ)

  1. hunting, fishing
  2. snare
  3. catch, haul
  4. prey, game
  5. wild animal
  6. food
  7. nourishment
  8. (figuratively) chase, pursuit
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Modified from above. Compare Arabic صَيَّاد (ṣayyād) and Hebrew צַיָּד (ṣayyāḏ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [sˤajjɑðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤajjɑðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܨܝܕܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܨܝܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܨܝܕܬܐ)

  1. hunter, fisher, fowler
Inflection edit

References edit

  • ṣyd”, 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. 301a, b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 477b
  • 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. 1284a-b