ܫܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic שֵׁנָא (šennā), from Proto-Semitic *šinn-; compare Akkadian 𒅗 (šinnum), Arabic سِنّ (sinn) and Hebrew שֵׁן (shén).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃɪn.nɑː]

Noun

ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ • (šinnē) m sg (plural ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ (šinnē))

  1. (anatomy) tooth, fang, tusk
  2. (anatomy) axis, epistropheus
  3. tooth (of a fork), prong, spike
Inflection
See also

Etymology 2

From the older form *ܫܢܹܐ (*šnē). Compare Turoyo ܐܷܫ̈ܢܶܐ (ëšne), Classical Syriac ܫ̈ܢܲܝܵܐ (šənayyā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃɪn.neː]

Noun

ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ • (šinnē) f pl

  1. plural of ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, year)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *šinn-.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šennā) c (plural ܫܢܢܬܐ (šennənāṯā) or ܫܢܬܐ (šennāṯā) or ܫܢܐ (šennē))

  1. tooth, fang, tusk
  2. 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 (šennē) is used for the literal sense of “teeth” while the plurals ܫܢܬܐ (šennāṯā) and ܫܢܢܬܐ (šennənāṯā) are used for figurative senses.

Inflection
See also

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَنَاء (sanāʔ, eminence, highness).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šannā) m (plural ܫܢܐ (šannē))

  1. sublimity, great honour
Inflection

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)nɑ]

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šənā)

  1. absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ (šantā, year)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃɛnnɑ]

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šennā)

  1. absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ (šennəṯā, sleep)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)ne]

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šnē)

  1. absolute singular of ܫܢܝܐ (šenyā, madness)
  2. construct state singular of ܫܢܝܐ (šenyā, madness)

References

  • šn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 789a
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 374a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 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, page 1577b
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