ܥܛܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܥ-ܛ-ܪ (ʿ-ṭ-r) related to being emitted. Compare Arabic عِطْر (ʿiṭr) and Hebrew עֲתַר (ʿăṯar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕɛtˤrɑ(ʔ)](singular)
- IPA(key): [ʕɛtˤre(ʔ)], [ʕɛtˤrɑne(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܥܛܪܐ • (ˁeṭrā) m (plural ܥܛܪܢܐ or ܥܛܪܐ)
- vapor/vapour, fume, steam
- Synonyms: ܪܘܚܐ, ܚܒܘܪܐ, ܬܢܢܐ, ܠܗܓܐ
- (weather) whirlwind
- smell, odor/odour, perfume
- Synonyms: ܒܣܡܐ, ܪܝܚܐ, ܪܘܚܐ
- incense
- Synonym: ܒܣܡܐ
- (botany) aspalathus
- (architecture) volute
Usage notes
The plural ܥܛܪܢܐ (ʿeṭrānēʾ) is used for the sense of "incense" while the plural ܥܛܪܐ (ʿeṭrēʾ) is used for other senses.
Inflection
declension of ܥܛܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܛܪ | ܥܛܪܢܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܛܪ | ܥܛܪܢܝ ,ܥܛܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܛܪܐ | ܥܛܪܢܐ ,ܥܛܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܛܪܝ | ܥܛܪܢܝ ,ܥܛܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܛܪܟ | ܥܛܪܢܝܟ ,ܥܛܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܛܪܟܝ | ܥܛܪܢܝܟܝ ,ܥܛܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܛܪܗ | ܥܛܪܢܘܗܝ ,ܥܛܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܛܪܗ | ܥܛܪܢܝܗ ,ܥܛܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܛܪܢ | ܥܛܪܢܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܛܪܟܘܢ | ܥܛܪܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܛܪܟܝܢ | ܥܛܪܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܛܪܗܘܢ | ܥܛܪܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܛܪܗܝܢ | ܥܛܪܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
Modified from above. Compare Arabic عَطَّار (ʿaṭṭār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕatˤtˤɑrɑ(ʔ)](singular)
- IPA(key): [ʕatˤtˤɑre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܥܛܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܛܪܐ)
- druggist, pharmacist
- perfumer
Inflection
inflection of ܥܛܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܛܪ | ܥܛܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܛܪ | ܥܛܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܛܪܐ | ܥܛܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܛܪܝ | ܥܛܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܛܪܟ | ܥܛܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܛܪܟܝ | ܥܛܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܛܪܗ | ܥܛܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܛܪܗ | ܥܛܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܛܪܢ | ܥܛܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܛܪܟܘܢ | ܥܛܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܛܪܟܝܢ | ܥܛܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܛܪܗܘܢ | ܥܛܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܛܪܗܝܢ | ܥܛܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˁṭr”, 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. 251a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 410b
- 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. 1094b