Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܡ (š-l-m) related to completing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃullɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃullɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܫܘܠܡܐ (šūllāmām (plural ܫܘ̈ܠܡܐ (šūllāmē))

  1. perfection
  2. fullness, plenitude
  3. end (in time or space)
  4. (grammar) ending, suffix

Inflection

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Antonyms

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References

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  • šwlm”, 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. 371a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 565b
  • 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, pp. 1528b-1529a