ܫܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic שֵׁנָא (šennā), from Proto-Semitic *šinn-; compare Akkadian 𒅗 (šinnum), Arabic سِنّ (sinn) and Hebrew שֵׁן (shén).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪn.nɑː]

Noun

ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ • (šinnē) m sg (plural ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ (šinnē))

1. (anatomy) tooth, fang, tusk
2. (anatomy) axis, epistropheus
3. tooth (of a fork), prong, spike

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܢܵܐ (šinnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܢܝܼ (šinī)		ܫܸܢܲܢ (šinnan)
	construct	ܫܸܢ (šin)	2nd person	ܫܸܢܘܼܟ݂ (šinūḵ)	ܫܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ (šinnāḵ)	ܫܸܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šinnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܢܵܐ (šinnā)	3rd person	ܫܸܢܹܗ (šinnēh)	ܫܸܢܵܗ̇ (šinnāh)	ܫܸܢܗܘܿܢ (šinhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܢܝܼ̈ (šinī)		ܫܸܢܲܢ̈ (šinnan)
	construct	ܫܸܢܲܝ̈ (šinnay)	2nd person	ܫܸܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šinūḵ)	ܫܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šinnāḵ)	ܫܸܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šinnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ (šinnē)	3rd person	ܫܸܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šinūh)	ܫܸܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šinnōh)	ܫܸܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šinhōn)

See also

• ܟܹܟܵܐ (kēkā)

Etymology 2

From the older form *ܫܢܹܐ (*šnē). Compare Turoyo ܐܷܫ̈ܢܶܐ (ëšne), Classical Syriac ܫ̈ܢܲܝܵܐ (šənayyā).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪn.neː]

Noun

ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ • (šinnē) f pl

1. plural of ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, “year”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *šinn-.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šennā) c (plural ܫܢܢܬܐ (šennənāṯā) or ܫܢܬܐ (šennāṯā) or ܫܢܐ (šennē))

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

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܫܢܐ (šennē) is used for the literal sense of “teeth” while the plurals ܫܢܬܐ (šennāṯā) and ܫܢܢܬܐ (šennənāṯā) are used for figurative senses.

Inflection

    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

See also

• ܟܟܐ (kakkā)

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَنَاء (sanāʔ, “eminence, highness”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šannā) m (plural ܫܢܐ (šannē))

1. sublimity, great honour

Inflection

    inflection 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 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)nɑ]

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šənā)

1. absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ (šantā, “year”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛnnɑ]

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šennā)

1. absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ (šennəṯā, “sleep”)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)ne]

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šnē)

1. absolute singular of ܫܢܝܐ (šenyā, “madness”)
2. construct state singular of ܫܢܝܐ (šenyā, “madness”)

References

• “šn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 789a
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 374a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 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, page 1577b