ܫܠܝܚܐ
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)liħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)liħe(ʔ)] (plural)
Etymology 1
From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ), related to sending. Compare Arabic سَلِيح (salīḥ) and Hebrew שָׁלִיחַ (šālîaḥ).
Noun
ܫܠܝܚܐ • (šlīḥā) m (plural ܫܠܝܚܐ)
- messenger, emissary
- (religion) missionary, apostle
Inflection
inflection of ܫܠܝܚܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܠܝܚ | ܫܠܝܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܠܝܚ | ܫܠܝܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܠܝܚܐ | ܫܠܝܚܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܠܝܚܝ | ܫܠܝܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܠܝܚܟ | ܫܠܝܚܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܠܝܚܟܝ | ܫܠܝܚܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܠܝܚܗ | ܫܠܝܚܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܠܝܚܗ | ܫܠܝܚܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܠܝܚܢ | ܫܠܝܚܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܠܝܚܟܘܢ | ܫܠܝܚܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܠܝܚܟܝܢ | ܫܠܝܚܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܠܝܚܗܘܢ | ܫܠܝܚܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܠܝܚܗܝܢ | ܫܠܝܚܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ
Descendants
- → Malayalam: ശ്ലീഹ (ślīha)
Etymology 2
From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ) related to sending. Compare Hebrew שָׁלוּחַ (šālûaḥ).
Adjective
ܫܠܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܠܝܚܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܠܝܚܬܐ)
- sent
Inflection
declension of ܫܠܝܚܐ
| masculine | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܠܝܚ | ܫܠܝܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܠܝܚ | ܫܠܝܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܠܝܚܐ | ܫܠܝܚܐ |
| feminine | singular | plural |
| absolute | ܫܠܝܚܐ | ܫܠܝܚܢ |
| construct | ܫܠܝܚܬ | ܫܠܝܚܬ |
| emphatic | ܫܠܝܚܬܐ | ܫܠܝܚܬܐ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ) related to stripping.
Adjective
ܫܠܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܠܝܚܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܠܝܚܬܐ)
- nude, naked, bare
Inflection
declension of ܫܠܝܚܐ
| masculine | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܠܝܚ | ܫܠܝܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܠܝܚ | ܫܠܝܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܠܝܚܐ | ܫܠܝܚܐ |
| feminine | singular | plural |
| absolute | ܫܠܝܚܐ | ܫܠܝܚܢ |
| construct | ܫܠܝܚܬ | ܫܠܝܚܬ |
| emphatic | ܫܠܝܚܬܐ | ܫܠܝܚܬܐ |
Derived terms
- ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ
References
- “šlyḥ”, 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. 369b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 580a-b
- 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. 1564b