ܐܬܠܝܛܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔaθle̝tˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔaθle̝tˤe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܐܬܠܝܛܐ • (ʾaṯlêṭāʾ) m (plural ܐܬܠܝܛܐ)
- athlete, champion
- combatant, fighter, warrior
- (by extension, figuratively) martyr
- Synonym: ܣܗܕܐ
Inflection
inflection of ܐܬܠܝܛܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܬܠܝܛ | ܐܬܠܝܛܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܬܠܝܛ | ܐܬܠܝܛܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܬܠܝܛܐ | ܐܬܠܝܛܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܬܠܝܛܝ | ܐܬܠܝܛܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܬܠܝܛܟ | ܐܬܠܝܛܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܬܠܝܛܟܝ | ܐܬܠܝܛܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܬܠܝܛܗ | ܐܬܠܝܛܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܬܠܝܛܗ | ܐܬܠܝܛܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܬܠܝܛܢ | ܐܬܠܝܛܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܬܠܝܛܟܘܢ | ܐܬܠܝܛܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܬܠܝܛܟܝܢ | ܐܬܠܝܛܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܬܠܝܛܗܘܢ | ܐܬܠܝܛܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܬܠܝܛܗܝܢ | ܐܬܠܝܛܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܐܬܠܝܛܐܝܬ (ʾaṯlêṭāʾīṯ)
- ܐܬܠܝܛܘܬܐ (ʾaṯlêṭūṯāʾ)
References
- “ˀtlyṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-27
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 22a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 32b
- 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, pp. 111b-112a