ܫܠܦܐ
Classical Syriac
FWOTD – 15 May 2017
Etymology 1
From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܦ (š-l-p) related to extracting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfe] (plural)
Noun
ܫܠܦܐ • (šəlāp̄ā) m (plural ܫܠܦܐ)
- extraction (e.g., of an arrow) from a wound
- bread trencher
Inflection
inflection of ܫܠܦܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܠܦ | ܫܠܦܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܠܦ | ܫܠܦܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܠܦܐ | ܫܠܦܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܠܦܝ | ܫܠܦܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܠܦܟ | ܫܠܦܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܠܦܟܝ | ܫܠܦܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܠܦܗ | ܫܠܦܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܠܦܗ | ܫܠܦܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܠܦܢ | ܫܠܦܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܠܦܟܘܢ | ܫܠܦܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܠܦܟܝܢ | ܫܠܦܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܠܦܗܘܢ | ܫܠܦܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܠܦܗܝܢ | ܫܠܦܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܦ (š-l-p) related to extracting. Compare Hebrew שֹׁ֥לֵֽף (šōlēf, “knife, sword”) and Northern Kurdish şilf (“blade, (sharp) edge”) (a Semitic borrowing).
Alternative forms
- ܫܘܠܦܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfɑ], [ʃɛlpɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfe], [ʃɛlpe] (plural)
Noun
ܫܠܦܐ • (šəlāp̄ā, šelpā) m (plural ܫܠܦܐ)
- blade, handleless knife
Inflection
inflection of ܫܠܦܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܠܦ | ܫܠܦܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܠܦ | ܫܠܦܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܠܦܐ | ܫܠܦܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܠܦܝ | ܫܠܦܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܠܦܟ | ܫܠܦܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܠܦܟܝ | ܫܠܦܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܠܦܗ | ܫܠܦܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܠܦܗ | ܫܠܦܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܠܦܢ | ܫܠܦܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܠܦܟܘܢ | ܫܠܦܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܠܦܟܝܢ | ܫܠܦܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܠܦܗܘܢ | ܫܠܦܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܠܦܗܝܢ | ܫܠܦܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: շեղբ (šełb)
- Armenian: շեղբ (šełb)
- ⇒ Armenian: շեղբիկ (šełbik), շղբիկ (šłbik), շղբլինկ (šłblink), շղպլիկ (šłplik), շղբինկ (šłbink)
- → Northern Kurdish: şixtîk (“useless old knife”)
- ⇒ Armenian: շեղբիկ (šełbik), շղբիկ (šłbik), շղբլինկ (šłblink), շղպլիկ (šłplik), շղբինկ (šłbink)
- Armenian: շեղբ (šełb)
Etymology 3
Compare Arabic سِلْف (silf).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃɑlpɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃɑlpe] (plural)
Noun
ܫܠܦܐ • (šāləp̄ā) m (plural ܫܠܦܐ)
- brother-in-law (specifically sister's husband)
Inflection
inflection of ܫܠܦܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܠܦ | ܫܠܦܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܠܦ | ܫܠܦܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܠܦܐ | ܫܠܦܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܠܦܝ | ܫܠܦܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܠܦܟ | ܫܠܦܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܠܦܟܝ | ܫܠܦܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܠܦܗ | ܫܠܦܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܠܦܗ | ܫܠܦܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܠܦܢ | ܫܠܦܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܠܦܟܘܢ | ܫܠܦܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܠܦܟܝܢ | ܫܠܦܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܠܦܗܘܢ | ܫܠܦܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܠܦܗܝܢ | ܫܠܦܝܗܝܢ |
See also
- ܓܝܣܐ
- ܚܬܢܐ
- ܝܒܡܐ
- ܣܘܠܦܐ
References
- “šlpˀ”, 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. 371b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 582b
- 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. 1569a