ܫܝܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Of the same Middle Iranian origin as Old Armenian շէն (šēn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃajnɑ]
Noun
ܫܝܢܐ • (šaynā) m (uncountable)
- cultivated or inhabited land, urban area
- domestication
- prosperity, favorable/favourable conditions
- peace, tranquillity, harmony
- truce, treaty, capitulation
Inflection
declension of ܫܝܢܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܝܢ |
| emphatic | ܫܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܝܢܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܝܢܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܝܢܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܝܢܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܝܢܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܝܢܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܝܢܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܝܢܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܝܢܗܝܢ |
Antonyms
- (inhabited land): ܕܒܪܐ (daḇrā), ܚܘܪܒܐ (ḥurbā)
- (peace): ܩܪܒܐ (qərāḇā)
See also
- ܫܠܡܐ (šəlāmā)
References
- “šyn2”, 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 367a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 575a
- 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 1552b–1553a