ܛܪܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibilities include:
- Cognate with ܛܘܪܐ (ṭūrāʾ, “mountain”), possibly from the root ܛ-ܪ-ܪ (ṭ-r-r). Compare Hebrew צֹר (ṣōr).
- From *ܛܪܪܐ (ṭarrārāʾ), through dissimilation of r.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tˤarrɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [tˤarrɑne(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܛܪܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܪܢܐ)
- flint, rock
Inflection
inflection of ܛܪܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܛܪܢ | ܛܪܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܛܪܢ | ܛܪܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܛܪܢܐ | ܛܪܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܛܪܢܝ | ܛܪܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܛܪܢܟ | ܛܪܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܛܪܢܟܝ | ܛܪܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܛܪܢܗ | ܛܪܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܛܪܢܗ | ܛܪܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܛܪܢܢ | ܛܪܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܛܪܢܟܘܢ | ܛܪܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܛܪܢܟܝܢ | ܛܪܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܛܪܢܗܘܢ | ܛܪܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܛܪܢܗܝܢ | ܛܪܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ṭrn”, 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. 131b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 182b
- 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. 554b