ܫܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *šinn-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃɛnnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃɛnne(ʔ)], [ʃɛnnɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šinnā) c (plural ܫܢܢܬܐ‎ or ܫܢܬܐ‎ or ܫܢܐ)

  1. (anatomy) tooth, fang, tusk
  2. (anatomy) axis, epistropheus
  3. ivory
  4. tooth (of a fork), prong, spike
  5. rocky crag, steep cliff, mountain peak
  6. age, era
Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܫܢܐ‎ (šennēʾ) is used for the literal sense of "teeth" while the plurals ܫܢܬܐ‎ (šennāṯāʾ) and ܫܢܢܬܐ‎ (šennāṯāʾ) are used for figurative senses.

Inflection
    declension of ܫܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܫܢ ܫܢܢܢ ,ܫܢܢ ,ܫܢܝܢ
construct ܫܢ ܫܢܢܬ ,ܫܢܬ ,ܫܢܝ
emphatic ܫܢܐ ܫܢܢܬܐ ,ܫܢܬܐ ,ܫܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܫܢܝ ܫܢܢܬܝ ,ܫܢܬܝ ,ܫܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܫܢܟ ܫܢܢܬܟ ,ܫܢܬܟ ,ܫܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܫܢܟܝ ܫܢܢܬܟܝ ,ܫܢܬܟܝ ,ܫܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܫܢܗ ܫܢܢܬܗ ,ܫܢܬܗ ,ܫܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܫܢܗ ܫܢܢܬܗ ,ܫܢܬܗ ,ܫܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܫܢܢ ܫܢܢܬܢ ,ܫܢܬܢ ,ܫܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܫܢܟܘܢ ܫܢܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܫܢܟܝܢ ܫܢܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܫܢܗܘܢ ܫܢܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܫܢܗܝܢ ܫܢܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܢܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَنَاء‎ (sanāʾ, “eminence, highness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃannɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃanne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܢܐ)

  1. sublimity, great honor/honour
Inflection
    declension of ܫܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܫܢ ܫܢܝܢ
construct ܫܢ ܫܢܝ
emphatic ܫܢܐ ܫܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܫܢܝ ܫܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܫܢܟ ܫܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܫܢܟܝ ܫܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܫܢܗ ܫܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܫܢܗ ܫܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܫܢܢ ܫܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܫܢܟܘܢ ܫܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܫܢܟܝܢ ܫܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܫܢܗܘܢ ܫܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܫܢܗܝܢ ܫܢܝܗܝܢ

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)nɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ‎

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃɛnnɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ‎

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)ne(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absolute singular of ܫܢܝܐ‎
  2. construct state singular of ܫܢܝܐ‎

References
  • “šn”, 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. 374a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 586a-587a
  • 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. 1577b
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