ܨܠܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܨ ܠ ܡ (ṣ l m)
1 term

Etymology 1

From Aramaic צַלְמָא (ṣaləmā); cognate with Hebrew צֶלֶם (tsélem), Akkadian 𒀩 (ṣalmum) and Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam) by dissimilation of /l/ to /n/.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [sˤal.mɑː]

Noun

ܨܲܠܡܵܐ • (ṣalmā) m sg (plural ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmē) or ܨܲܠܡܵܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmāmē), feminine ܨܠܸܡܬܵܐ (ṣlimtā))

  1. image, form, figure
    Synonyms: ܝܘܼܩܢܵܐ (yuqnā), ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ (ṣurtā), ܕܡܘܼܬܵܐ (dmūtā)
  2. statue, idol
  3. (of a person) face, character
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܲܠܡܵܐ (ṣalmā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܨܲܠܡܝܼ
(ṣalmī)		 ܨܲܠܡܲܢ
(ṣalman)
construct ܨܠܲܡ
(ṣlam)		 2nd person ܨܲܠܡܘܼܟ݂
(ṣalmūḵ)		 ܨܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ
(ṣalmāḵ)		 ܨܲܠܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ṣalmāwḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܠܡܵܐ
(ṣalmā)		 3rd person ܨܲܠܡܹܗ
(ṣalmēh)		 ܨܲܠܡܵܗ̇
(ṣalmāh)		 ܨܲܠܡܗܘܿܢ
(ṣalmhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܨܲܠܡܝܼ̈
(ṣalmī)		 ܨܲܠܡܲܢ̈
(ṣalman)
construct ܨܲܠܡܲܝ̈
(ṣalmay)		 2nd person ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(ṣalmūḵ)		 ܨܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(ṣalmāḵ)		 ܨܲܠܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ṣalmāwḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ
(ṣalmē)		 3rd person ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(ṣalmūh)		 ܨܲܠܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(ṣalmōh)		 ܨܲܠܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(ṣalmhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܣܓ݂ܵܕܲܬ ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (sḡādat ṣalmē, “idolatry”)
  • ܨܲܠܡܸܢ (ṣalmin, “to imagine”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒀩 (ṣalmu(m)), “black,” possibly in reference to the color of the tree’s bark. Unattested in Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [sˤalmaː]

Noun

ܨܲܠܡܵܐ • (ṣalmā) m

  1. wild cherry (tree and fruit)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew צֶלֶם (ṣélem).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sˤalmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤalme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܠܡܐ • (ṣalmā) m (plural ܨܠܡܐ)

  1. image, picture
  2. form, figure
  3. statue, idol
    Synonym: ܐܕܪܝܛܐ
  4. face, surface
  5. (possibly) person, character

Inflection
    inflection of ܨܠܡܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܨܠܡ ܨܠܡܝܢ
construct ܨܠܡ ܨܠܡܝ
emphatic ܨܠܡܐ ܨܠܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܨܠܡܝ ܨܠܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܨܠܡܟ ܨܠܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܨܠܡܟܝ ܨܠܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܨܠܡܗ ܨܠܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܨܠܡܗ ܨܠܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܨܠܡܢ ܨܠܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܨܠܡܟܘܢ ܨܠܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܨܠܡܟܝܢ ܨܠܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܨܠܡܗܘܢ ܨܠܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܨܠܡܗܝܢ ܨܠܡܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “ṣlm”, 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. 302b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 480a
  • 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. 1290a
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