ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܫܘܬܦܐ (šawtāp̄ā, “partner”), from Akkadian 𒋗𒋰 (šutāpu [ŠU.TAB]) + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃawtɑfuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃawtɑfwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ)

1. participation, communion
2. partnership, fellowship, association
3. communicating, intercourse
4. copulation, sexual intercourse
5. matrimony, marriage
6. donation, charitable contribution
7. (grammar) participle

Inflection

    declension of ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܬܦܘ	ܫܘܬܦܘܢ
construct	ܫܘܬܦܘܬ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬ
emphatic	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܝ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟܝ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܢ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟܘܢ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟܝܢ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗܘܢ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗܝܢ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܠܐ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ
• ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܕܐ

Proper noun

ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (Christianity) Holy Communion

References

• “šwtpw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-22
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 364a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 570a
• 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. 1540a