ܫܢܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From Aramaic שַׁנְתָּא (šantā), from Proto-Semitic *šanat-; compare Arabic سَنَة (sana) and Hebrew שָׁנָה (shaná).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʃiːtɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʃɑːtɑː]
Noun
ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (šētā) f (plural ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ (šinnē))
- year (time period representing one revolution of the Earth around the Sun)
- ܝܘܼܪܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܬܪܸܥܣܲܪ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ
- yurḵā d-šētā ìlāh triʿsar yarḥē
- The length of a year is twelve months.
- ܒܚܲܝܠܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܕܵܝܪܲܚ ܠܐܲܬܪܵܐ ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܬܝܵܐ.
- bḥaylā d-ʾallāhā bit dāyraḥ l-ʾatrā b-šētā d-ʾātyā.
- God willing we will return to Assyria next year.
- ܒܢܲܝ̈ ܚܵܠܝܼ ܫܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇.
- bnay ḥālī šunē lhon baytā b-šētā d-ʿḇīrāh.
- My cousins moved house last year.
- (astronomy) year (corresponding time period for a different planet)
- ܥܲܠ ܢܸܪܓܲܠ، ܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܕܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܐܸܫܬܲܡܵܐܐ ܘܬܡܵܢܝܼ ܘܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
- ʿal nirgal, mitḥā d-šētā ìlēh ištammāʾā w-tmānī w-šaḇʿā yāwmānē.
- On Mars, the duration of a year is six hundred and eighty-seven days.
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šētā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܹܢ݇ܬܝܼ (šētī) | ܫܹܢ݇ܬܲܢ (šētan) | ||
| construct | ܫܹܢ݇ܬ (šēt) | 2nd person | ܫܹܢ݇ܬܘܼܟ݂ (šētuḵ) | ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (šētāḵ) | ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šētāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šētā) | 3rd person | ܫܹܢ݇ܬܹܗ (šētēh) | ܫܹܢ݇ܬܘܿܗ̇ (šētoh) | ܫܹܢ݇ܬܗܘܿܢ (šēthon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܸܢܝܼ̈ (šinī) | ܫܸܢܲܢ̈ (šinnan) | ||
| construct | ܫܸܢܲܝ̈ (šinnay) | 2nd person | ܫܸܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šinuḵ) | ܫܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šinnāḵ) | ܫܸܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šinnāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ (šinnē) | 3rd person | ܫܸܢܹ̈ܗ (šinnēh) | ܫܸܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šinoh) | ܫܸܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šinhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܐܲܕ݇ܫܲܢ݇ܬ (ašat, “this year”)
- ܒܲܪ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (bar šētā, “one year old”)
- ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (bšētā, “during the year”)
- ܓܵܘ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (gāw šētā, “per annum”)
- ܗ̇ܝ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (ay šētā, “this year”)
- ܟܠܫܲܢ݇ܬ (klšat, “annually”)
- ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐܝܼܬ (šētāʾīt, “yearly”)
- ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šētānāyā, “annual”)
- ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (šētānāyutā, “annual cycle”)
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ܝ ܫ ܢ (y š n) |
| 1 term |
Compare Arabic سِنَة (sina), Hebrew שֵׁנָה (sheiná).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʃɪn.tɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʃɪn.θɑː]
Noun
ܫܸܢܬܵܐ • (šintā) f
- sleep
- drowsiness, sleepiness
Etymology 3
Compare Arabic أُشْنَة (ʾušna).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʃan.tɑ]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʃan.θɑ]
Noun
ܫܲܢܬܵܐ • (šantā) f
- moss, lichen
References
- “ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, (please provide a date or year)
- “ܫܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, (please provide a date or year)
- “ܫܸܢܬܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, (please provide a date or year)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *šanat-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): /ʃantɑ/, [ˈʃat.tɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʃat.tɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʃɑ.to]
Noun
ܫܢܬܐ • (ša[n]tā) f (plural ܫܢܝܐ (šənayyā))
- year
- age, era
Inflection
declension of ܫܢܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܢܐ | ܫܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܢܬ | ܫܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܢܬܐ | ܫܢܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܢܬܝ | ܫܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܢܬܟ | ܫܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܢܬܟܝ | ܫܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܢܬܗ | ܫܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܢܬܗ | ܫܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܢܬܢ | ܫܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܢܬܟܘܢ | ܫܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܢܬܟܝܢ | ܫܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܢܬܗܘܢ | ܫܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܢܬܗܝܢ | ܫܢܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
Compare Arabic أُشْنَة (ʾušna).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʃa(.)n(ə).θɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʃan.θɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʃɑn.θo]
Noun
ܫܢܬܐ • (šanəṯā) f (uncountable)
- moss, lichen
Inflection
declension of ܫܢܬܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܢܐ |
| construct | ܫܢܬ |
| emphatic | ܫܢܬܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܢܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܢܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܢܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܢܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܢܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܢܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܢܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܢܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܢܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܢܬܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܝ-ܫ-ܢ (y-š-n); compare Arabic سِنَة (sina), Hebrew שֵׁנָה (šēnā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʃɛ(.)n(ə).θɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʃɪn.θɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʃen.θo]
Noun
ܫܢܬܐ • (šenəṯā) f (uncountable)
- sleep
Inflection
declension of ܫܢܬܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܢܐ |
| construct | ܫܢܬ |
| emphatic | ܫܢܬܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܢܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܢܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܢܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܢܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܢܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܢܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܢܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܢܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܢܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܢܬܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ʃɛnˈnɑ.θɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ʃɪnˈnɑ.θɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ʃeˈno.θo]
Noun
ܫܢܬܐ • (šennāṯā)
- emphatic plural of ܫܢܐ (šennā)
References
- “šnh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-07-10
- “šntˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-07-10
- “šnh2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-11-15
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 789b
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 374a
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 385
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 587a, 588a
- 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 1581a–b