Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܫ-ܚ-ܢ (š-ḥ-n) related to warming.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)ħɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)ħɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܫܚܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܚܢܐ)

  1. heating, warming, warmth
  2. (possibly) hot potion
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic شِحْنَة (šiḥna).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃɛħnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃɛħne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܫܚܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܚܢܐ)

  1. prefect
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References

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  • šḥn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • šḥnh”, 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. 365a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 572a
  • 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. 1544b