ܫܢܐ

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Classical SyriacEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Semitic *šinn-.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛnnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃɛnne(ʔ)], [ʃɛnnɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

NounEdit

ܫܢܐ • (šinnā) c (plural ܫܢܢܬܐ‏ or ܫܢܬܐ‏ or ܫܢܐ)

1. (anatomy) tooth, fang, tusk
2. (anatomy) axis, epistropheus
3. ivory
4. tooth (of a fork), prong, spike
5. rocky crag, steep cliff, mountain peak
6. age, era

InflectionEdit

    declension of ܫܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܢ	ܫܢܢܢ ,ܫܢܢ ,ܫܢܝܢ
construct	ܫܢ	ܫܢܢܬ ,ܫܢܬ ,ܫܢܝ
emphatic	ܫܢܐ	ܫܢܢܬܐ ,ܫܢܬܐ ,ܫܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܢܝ	ܫܢܢܬܝ ,ܫܢܬܝ ,ܫܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܢܟ	ܫܢܢܬܟ ,ܫܢܬܟ ,ܫܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܢܟܝ	ܫܢܢܬܟܝ ,ܫܢܬܟܝ ,ܫܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܢܗ	ܫܢܢܬܗ ,ܫܢܬܗ ,ܫܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܢܗ	ܫܢܢܬܗ ,ܫܢܬܗ ,ܫܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܢܢ	ܫܢܢܬܢ ,ܫܢܬܢ ,ܫܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܢܟܘܢ	ܫܢܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܢܟܝܢ	ܫܢܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܢܗܘܢ	ܫܢܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܢܗܝܢ	ܫܢܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܢܝܗܝܢ

Usage notesEdit

Usually, the plural ܫܢܐ‏ (šennēʾ) is used for the literal sense of "teeth" while the plurals ܫܢܬܐ‏ (šennāṯāʾ) and ܫܢܢܬܐ‏ (šennāṯāʾ) are used for figurative senses.

See alsoEdit

• ܟܟܐ‏

Etymology 2Edit

From Arabic سَنَاء‏ (sanāʾ).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ʃannɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃanne(ʔ)] (plural)

NounEdit

ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܢܐ)

1. sublimity, great honor/honour

InflectionEdit

    declension of ܫܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܢ	ܫܢܝܢ
construct	ܫܢ	ܫܢܝ
emphatic	ܫܢܐ	ܫܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܢܝ	ܫܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܢܟ	ܫܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܢܟܝ	ܫܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܢܗ	ܫܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܢܗ	ܫܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܢܢ	ܫܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܢܟܘܢ	ܫܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܢܟܝܢ	ܫܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܢܗܘܢ	ܫܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܢܗܝܢ	ܫܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3Edit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)nɑ(ʔ)]

NounEdit

ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ‏

Etymology 4Edit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛnnɑ(ʔ)]

NounEdit

ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ‏

Etymology 5Edit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)ne(ʔ)]

NounEdit

ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܫܢܝܐ‏
2. construct singular of ܫܢܝܐ‏

ReferencesEdit

• “$n”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 374a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 586a-587a
• 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. 1577b