ܘܠܝܬܐ
Classical Syriac
FWOTD – 1 July 2016
Etymology
Nominalized from the feminine emphatic singular form of the active participle of the defective verb ܘܠܐ (wālē(ʾ), “should, must, ought”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wɑliθɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [wɑljɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܘܠܝܬܐ • (wālīṯā) f (plural ܘܠܝܬܐ)
- that which is due or right; what must be done
- appropriateness, decorum, necessity
- office, duty
- honor/honour, integrity, dignity
- grace
Inflection
declension of ܘܠܝܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܘܠܝܐ | ܘܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܘܠܝܬ | ܘܠܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܘܠܝܬܐ | ܘܠܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܘܠܝܬܝ | ܘܠܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܘܠܝܬܟ | ܘܠܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܘܠܝܬܟܝ | ܘܠܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܘܠܝܬܗ | ܘܠܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܘܠܝܬܗ | ܘܠܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܘܠܝܬܢ | ܘܠܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܘܠܝܬܟܘܢ | ܘܠܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܘܠܝܬܟܝܢ | ܘܠܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܘܠܝܬܗܘܢ | ܘܠܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܘܠܝܬܗܝܢ | ܘܠܝܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “wlyh”, 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, page 82a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 108a
- 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 358b