ܚܘܝܚܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܚ (ḥ-w-ḥ) related to gladness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħ(ə)wiħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħ(ə)wiħe(ʔ)] (plural)
Adjective
ܚܘܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܘܝܚܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܝܚܬܐ)
- glad, cheerful, spirited
- affable, kind
- willing, ready, prompt, apt
- lamentable, deplorable
Inflection
declension of ܚܘܝܚܐ
| masculine | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܘܝܚ | ܚܘܝܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܘܝܚ | ܚܘܝܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܘܝܚܐ | ܚܘܝܚܐ |
| feminine | singular | plural |
| absolute | ܚܘܝܚܐ | ܚܘܝܚܢ |
| construct | ܚܘܝܚܬ | ܚܘܝܚܬ |
| emphatic | ܚܘܝܚܬܐ | ܚܘܝܚܬܐ |
References
- “ḥwyḥ”, 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. 99b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 130b
- 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. 424b