ܠܣܛܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܠܘܣܛܐ (lusṭā), ܠܣܛܝܐ (lesṭāyā)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λῃστής (lēistḗs). Compare Arabic لِصّ (liṣṣ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lɛstˤɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [lɛstˤe] (plural)
Noun
ܠܣܛܐ • (lesṭā) m (plural ܠܣܛܐ (lesṭē))
- robber, bandit, brigand, pirate
- Synonym: ܓܢܒܐ
Inflection
inflection of ܠܣܛܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܠܣܛ | ܠܣܛܝܢ |
| construct | ܠܣܛ | ܠܣܛܝ |
| emphatic | ܠܣܛܐ | ܠܣܛܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܠܣܛܝ | ܠܣܛܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܠܣܛܟ | ܠܣܛܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܠܣܛܟܝ | ܠܣܛܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܠܣܛܗ | ܠܣܛܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܠܣܛܗ | ܠܣܛܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܠܣܛܢ | ܠܣܛܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܠܣܛܟܘܢ | ܠܣܛܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܠܣܛܟܝܢ | ܠܣܛܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܠܣܛܗܘܢ | ܠܣܛܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܠܣܛܗܝܢ | ܠܣܛܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܠܣܛܐܝܬ
- ܠܣܛܝ
- ܠܣܛܝܘܬܐ
- ܡܠܣܛܢܝܘܬܐ
References
- “lsṭ”, 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, page 173b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 243b
- 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, pages 692b-693a