ܫܘܘܕܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܫܘܕܥܐ

Etymology

From the root ܝ-ܕ-ܥ related to knowing. The sense of "predicate" is a calque of Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃuwdɑʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃuwdɑʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܘܕܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܘܕܥܐ)

1. knowledge, demonstration, narration
2. notification, indication, signification
3. trace, sign, symbol, distinguishing mark
4. acquaintance, familiarity
5. catalogue, list
6. (astronomy) appearance
7. (grammar) predicate

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܘܕܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܘܕܥ		1st person	ܫܘܘܕܥܝ		ܫܘܘܕܥܢ
	construct	ܫܘܘܕܥ		2nd person	ܫܘܘܕܥܟ	ܫܘܘܕܥܟܝ	ܫܘܘܕܥܟܘܢ	ܫܘܘܕܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܘܕܥܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܘܕܥܗ	ܫܘܘܕܥܗ	ܫܘܘܕܥܗܘܢ	ܫܘܘܕܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܘܕܥܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܘܕܥܝ		ܫܘܘܕܥܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܘܕܥܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܘܕܥܝܟ	ܫܘܘܕܥܝܟܝ	ܫܘܘܕܥܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܘܕܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܘܕܥܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܘܕܥܘܗܝ	ܫܘܘܕܥܝܗ	ܫܘܘܕܥܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܘܕܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šwwdˁˀ”, 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. 138b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 563b
• 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. 1520a-b