ܙܡܝܪܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܙ-ܡ-ܪ (z-m-r) related to singing. Compare Hebrew זְמִירָה (zəmīrā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z(ə)mirtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [z(ə)mirɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܙܡܝܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܙܡܝܪܬܐ)
- song, chant, hymn, psalm, melody
Inflection
declension of ܙܡܝܪܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܡܝܪܐ | ܙܡܝܪܢ |
| construct | ܙܡܝܪܬ | ܙܡܝܪܬ |
| emphatic | ܙܡܝܪܬܐ | ܙܡܝܪܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܡܝܪܬܝ | ܙܡܝܪܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܡܝܪܬܟ | ܙܡܝܪܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܡܝܪܬܟܝ | ܙܡܝܪܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܡܝܪܬܗ | ܙܡܝܪܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܡܝܪܬܗ | ܙܡܝܪܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܡܝܪܬܢ | ܙܡܝܪܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܡܝܪܬܟܘܢ | ܙܡܝܪܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܡܝܪܬܟܝܢ | ܙܡܝܪܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܡܝܪܬܗܘܢ | ܙܡܝܪܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܡܝܪܬܗܝܢ | ܙܡܝܪܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “zmyrh”, 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. 89b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 117b
- 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. 385b