ܚܪܫܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܫ (ḥ-r-š) related to being mute or hoarse. Compare Hebrew חֵרְשׁוּת (ħēršūṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħarʃuθɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܚܪܫܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)
- deafness, dumbness
Inflection
declension of ܚܪܫܘܬܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܪܫܘ |
| construct | ܚܪܫܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܚܪܫܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܪܫܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܪܫܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܪܫܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܪܫܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܪܫܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܪܫܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܪܫܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܪܫܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܪܫܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܪܫܘܬܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From ܚܪܫܐ (ḥarrāšā(ʾ), “magician”), from the root ܚ-ܪ-ܫ (ḥ-r-š) related to magic + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħarrɑʃuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħarrɑʃwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܚܪܫܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܪܫܘܬܐ)
- magic, sorcery, wizardry, witchcraft
Inflection
declension of ܚܪܫܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܪܫܘ | ܚܪܫܘܢ |
| construct | ܚܪܫܘܬ | ܚܪܫܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܚܪܫܘܬܐ | ܚܪܫܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܪܫܘܬܝ | ܚܪܫܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܪܫܘܬܟ | ܚܪܫܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܪܫܘܬܟܝ | ܚܪܫܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܪܫܘܬܗ | ܚܪܫܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܪܫܘܬܗ | ܚܪܫܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܪܫܘܬܢ | ܚܪܫܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܪܫܘܬܟܘܢ | ܚܪܫܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܪܫܘܬܟܝܢ | ܚܪܫܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܪܫܘܬܗܘܢ | ܚܪܫܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܪܫܘܬܗܝܢ | ܚܪܫܘܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “ḥršw”, 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. 118a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 160a
- 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. 496b