Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the root ܫ-ܟ-ܢ (š-k-n).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃukkɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃukkɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܫܘܟܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܟܢܐ)

  1. gift, donation
  2. bequest, legacy
  3. (theology) favour, grace

Inflection

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Synonyms

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References

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  • šwkn”, 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. 368a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 565a
  • 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. 1527a-b