ܕܚܫܐ
See also: ܪܚܫܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Parthian *daxš. Compare Old Armenian դահիճ (dahič), also from Iranian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [daħʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [daħʃe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܕܚܫܐ • (daḥšā) m (plural ܕܚܫܐ)
- attendant
- guard, officer
- lictor, yeoman
Inflection
inflection of ܕܚܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܚܫ | ܕܚܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܚܫ | ܕܚܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܚܫܐ | ܕܚܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܚܫܝ | ܕܚܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܚܫܟ | ܕܚܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܚܫܟܝ | ܕܚܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܚܫܗ | ܕܚܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܚܫܗ | ܕܚܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܚܫܢ | ܕܚܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܚܫܟܘܢ | ܕܚܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܚܫܟܝܢ | ܕܚܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܚܫܗܘܢ | ܕܚܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܚܫܗܝܢ | ܕܚܫܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “dḥš”, 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. 62b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 89a
- 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. 292a