ܛܪܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibilities include:

  • Cognate with ܛܘܪܐ (ṭūrāʾ, “mountain”), possibly from the root ܛ-ܪ-ܪ (ṭ-r-r). Compare Hebrew צֹר (ṣōr).
  • From *ܛܪܪܐ (ṭarrārāʾ), through dissimilation of r.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tˤarrɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤarrɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܪܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܪܢܐ)

  1. flint, rock

Inflection
    inflection of ܛܪܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܛܪܢ ܛܪܢܝܢ
construct ܛܪܢ ܛܪܢܝ
emphatic ܛܪܢܐ ܛܪܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܛܪܢܝ ܛܪܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܛܪܢܟ ܛܪܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܛܪܢܟܝ ܛܪܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܛܪܢܗ ܛܪܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܛܪܢܗ ܛܪܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܛܪܢܢ ܛܪܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܛܪܢܟܘܢ ܛܪܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܛܪܢܟܝܢ ܛܪܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܛܪܢܗܘܢ ܛܪܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܛܪܢܗܝܢ ܛܪܢܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “ṭrn”, 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. 131b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 182b
  • 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. 554b
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