ܫܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *šinn-.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܫܢܐ • (šinnā) c (plural ܫܢܢܬܐ or ܫܢܬܐ or ܫܢܐ)
- (anatomy) tooth, fang, tusk
- (anatomy) axis, epistropheus
- ivory
- tooth (of a fork), prong, spike
- rocky crag, steep cliff, mountain peak
- 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
- ܟܟܐ
Etymology 2
From Arabic سَنَاء (sanāʾ, “eminence, highness”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܢܐ)
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 |
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)nɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed)
- absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃɛnnɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed)
- absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)ne(ʔ)]
Noun
ܫܢܐ • (transliteration needed)
References
- “$n”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 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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