ܥܘܫܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܥ-ܫ-ܢ (ʿ-š-n) related to strength.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕuʃnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʕuʃne(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܥܘܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܘܫܢܐ)
- strength, force, power, multitude
- firmness, hardness
- stronghold
- (of a river) current, swell
- mass, weight
Inflection
Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.
declension of ܥܘܫܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܫܘܢ | ܥܘܫܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܫܘܢ | ܥܘܫܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܘܫܢܐ | ܥܘܫܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܘܫܢܝ | ܥܘܫܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܘܫܢܟ | ܥܘܫܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܘܫܢܟܝ | ܥܘܫܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܘܫܢܗ | ܥܘܫܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܘܫܢܗ | ܥܘܫܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܘܫܢܢ | ܥܘܫܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܘܫܢܟܘܢ | ܥܘܫܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܘܫܢܟܝܢ | ܥܘܫܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܘܫܢܗܘܢ | ܥܘܫܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܘܫܢܗܝܢ | ܥܘܫܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˁšwn”, 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. 265b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 408a
- 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. 1088a