ܨܘܨܝܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Hebrew צִיצִית (ṣīṣīṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤusˤiθɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sˤusˤjɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܨܘܨܝܬܐ • (ṣūṣīṯā) f (plural ܨܘܨܝܬܐ (ṣūṣyāṯā))
- lock (of hair), curl, braid
- forelock, bangs, fringe
- thread
- (botany) radicle, tendril, fibrous root
- (figuratively) spark, flame
Usage notes
This word is usually found in the plural.
Inflection
declension of ܨܘܨܝܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܨܘܨܝ | ܨܘܨܝܢ |
| construct | ܨܘܨܝܬ | ܨܘܨܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܨܘܨܝܬܐ | ܨܘܨܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܨܘܨܝܬܝ | ܨܘܨܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܨܘܨܝܬܟ | ܨܘܨܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܨܘܨܝܬܟܝ | ܨܘܨܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܨܘܨܝܬܗ | ܨܘܨܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܨܘܨܝܬܗ | ܨܘܨܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܨܘܨܝܬܢ | ܨܘܨܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܨܘܨܝܬܟܘܢ | ܨܘܨܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܨܘܨܝܬܟܝܢ | ܨܘܨܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܨܘܨܝܬܗܘܢ | ܨܘܨܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܨܘܨܝܬܗܝܢ | ܨܘܨܝܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “ṣwṣy2”, 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 300a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 476a
- 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, page 1280b