ܐܘܫܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Iranian *vušn, from Old Iranian *vršna-. Compare Persian گشن (gušn, “male”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔuʃnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔuʃne(ʔ)] (plural)
Adjective
ܐܘܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܘܫܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܘܫܢܬܐ)
- (figuratively) lustful, wanton
Noun
ܐܘܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܘܫܢܐ)
- stallion, stud
Inflection
Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.
declension of ܐܘܫܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܫܘܢ | ܐܘܫܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܫܘܢ | ܐܘܫܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܘܫܢܐ | ܐܘܫܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܘܫܢܝ | ܐܘܫܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܘܫܢܟ | ܐܘܫܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܘܫܢܟܝ | ܐܘܫܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܘܫܢܗ | ܐܘܫܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܘܫܢܗ | ܐܘܫܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܘܫܢܢ | ܐܘܫܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܘܫܢܟܘܢ | ܐܘܫܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܘܫܢܟܝܢ | ܐܘܫܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܘܫܢܗܘܢ | ܐܘܫܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܘܫܢܗܝܢ | ܐܘܫܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˀwšnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-27
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 4b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 8b
- 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. 23b