Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ܫܘܘܕܥܐ (transliteration neededm (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

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References

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  • 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