ܫܢܐ
Classical SyriacEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Semitic *šinn-.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ܫܢܐ • (šinnā) c (plural ܫܢܢܬܐ or ܫܢܬܐ or ܫܢܐ)
- (anatomy) tooth, fang, tusk
- (anatomy) axis, epistropheus
- ivory
- tooth (of a fork), prong, spike
- rocky crag, steep cliff, mountain peak
- age, era
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.
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 |
See alsoEdit
- ܟܟܐ
Etymology 2Edit
From Arabic سَنَاء (sanāʾ, “eminence, highness”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܢܐ)
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
NounEdit
ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed)
Etymology 4Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed)
Etymology 5Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed)
ReferencesEdit
- “šn”, 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. 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