ܫܠܝܚܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)liħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)liħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ), related to sending. Compare Arabic سَلِيح (salīḥ) and Hebrew שָׁלִיחַ (šālîaḥ).

Noun

ܫܠܝܚܐ • (šlīḥā) m (plural ܫܠܝܚܐ)

  1. messenger, emissary
  2. (religion) missionary, apostle
Inflection
    inflection of ܫܠܝܚܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܫܠܝܚ ܫܠܝܚܝܢ
construct ܫܠܝܚ ܫܠܝܚܝ
emphatic ܫܠܝܚܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܫܠܝܚܝ ܫܠܝܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܫܠܝܚܟ ܫܠܝܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܫܠܝܚܟܝ ܫܠܝܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܫܠܝܚܗ ܫܠܝܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܫܠܝܚܗ ܫܠܝܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܫܠܝܚܢ ܫܠܝܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܫܠܝܚܟܘܢ ܫܠܝܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܫܠܝܚܟܝܢ ܫܠܝܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܫܠܝܚܗܘܢ ܫܠܝܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܫܠܝܚܗܝܢ ܫܠܝܚܝܗܝܢ
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Malayalam: ശ്ലീഹ (ślīha)

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ) related to sending. Compare Hebrew שָׁלוּחַ (šālûaḥ).

Adjective

ܫܠܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܠܝܚܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܠܝܚܬܐ)

  1. sent
Inflection
    declension of ܫܠܝܚܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܫܠܝܚ ܫܠܝܚܝܢ
construct ܫܠܝܚ ܫܠܝܚܝ
emphatic ܫܠܝܚܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܫܠܝܚܐ ܫܠܝܚܢ
construct ܫܠܝܚܬ ܫܠܝܚܬ
emphatic ܫܠܝܚܬܐ ܫܠܝܚܬܐ

Etymology 3

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ) related to stripping.

Adjective

ܫܠܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܠܝܚܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܠܝܚܬܐ)

  1. nude, naked, bare
Inflection
    declension of ܫܠܝܚܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܫܠܝܚ ܫܠܝܚܝܢ
construct ܫܠܝܚ ܫܠܝܚܝ
emphatic ܫܠܝܚܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܫܠܝܚܐ ܫܠܝܚܢ
construct ܫܠܝܚܬ ܫܠܝܚܬ
emphatic ܫܠܝܚܬܐ ܫܠܝܚܬܐ
Derived terms

References
  • “šlyḥ”, 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. 369b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 580a-b
  • 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. 1564b
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