ܫܝܫܠܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܫܫܠܬܐ (šēšaltā)
Etymology
Common Semitic; compare Akkadian 𒉠𒂡𒂡 (/šeršerratu/), Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila), Hebrew שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת (šaršéreṯ), and Amharic ሰንሰለት (sänsälät). Also compare Old Armenian շղթայ (šłtʿay).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃe(j)ʃaltɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃe(j)ʃle(ʔ)], [ʃe(j)ʃlɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܫܝܫܠܬܐ • (šēšaltā) f (plural ܫܝܫܠܬܐ (šĕšlāṯā) or ܫܝܫܠܐ (šešle))
- chain, bond, fetter
- line, series, sequence
- offspring
- crowd, throng, troop
- (grammar, orthography) vowel diacritic
Inflection
declension of ܫܝܫܠܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܝܫܠܐ | ܫܝܫܠܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܝܫܠܬ | ܫܝܫܠܬ ,ܫܝܫܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܝܫܠܬܐ | ܫܝܫܠܬܐ ,ܫܝܫܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܝܫܠܬܝ | ܫܝܫܠܬܝ ,ܫܝܫܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܝܫܠܬܟ | ܫܝܫܠܬܟ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܝܫܠܬܟܝ | ܫܝܫܠܬܟܝ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܝܫܠܬܗ | ܫܝܫܠܬܗ ,ܫܝܫܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܝܫܠܬܗ | ܫܝܫܠܬܗ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܝܫܠܬܢ | ܫܝܫܠܬܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܝܫܠܬܟܘܢ | ܫܝܫܠܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܝܫܠܬܟܝܢ | ܫܝܫܠܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܝܫܠܬܗܘܢ | ܫܝܫܠܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܝܫܠܬܗܝܢ | ܫܝܫܠܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “šyšlh”, 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 384b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 575b
- 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 1555a