ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)liħuθɑ(ʔ)]
Etymology 1
From ܫܠܝܚܐ (šəlīḥāʾ, “messenger”), from the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ) related to sending + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ). Compare Hebrew שְׁלִיחוּת (šəlîḥûṯ).
Noun
ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)
- mission, embassy
- message, news
- apostleship
- (collectively) apostles
- (horticulture) shoots, suckers
- palm branches
Inflection
declension of ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܠܝܚܘ |
| construct | ܫܠܝܚܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From ܫܠܝܚܐ (šəlīḥāʾ, “naked”), from the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ) related to stripping + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).
Noun
ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)
- nudity, nakedness, bareness
Inflection
declension of ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܠܝܚܘ |
| construct | ܫܠܝܚܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “šlyḥw”, 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. 580b
- 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, pp. 1564b-1565a