ܚܫܟܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܚ-ܫ-ܟ (ḥ-š-k) related to darkness. Compare Hebrew חֹשֶׁךְ (ḥṓšeḵ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħɛʃkɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħɛʃke(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܚܫܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܫܟܐ)
- darkness, obscurity
- (figuratively) dimness or dullness of mind
- (astronomy) eclipse
Inflection
inflection of ܚܫܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܫܟ | ܚܫܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܫܟ | ܚܫܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܫܟܐ | ܚܫܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܫܟܝ | ܚܫܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܫܟܟ | ܚܫܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܫܟܟܝ | ܚܫܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܫܟܗ | ܚܫܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܫܟܗ | ܚܫܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܫܟܢ | ܚܫܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܫܟܟܘܢ | ܚܫܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܫܟܟܝܢ | ܚܫܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܫܟܗܘܢ | ܚܫܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܫܟܗܝܢ | ܚܫܟܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ḥšk”, 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. 119b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 162b
- 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. 501b