ܫܛܚܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܫ ܛ ܚ (š ṭ ḥ) |
| 4 terms |
Of the noun pattern 1i23ā, from the verb ܫܵܛܹܚ (šāṭēḥ, “to spread out”); compare Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ) and Hebrew שֶׁטַח (shétakh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃɪtˤ.xaː], [ʃɪtˤ.ħaː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʃɪtˤ.ħa]
Noun
ܫܸܛܚܵܐ • (šiṭḥā) m sg (plural ܫܸܛܚܹ̈ܐ (šiṭḥē))
- surface, plane
- ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܒܸܢ ܦܵܠܚܹܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܥܲܠ ܫܸܛܚܵܐ ܩܲܝܣܵܝܵܐ.
- kē maḥbin pālḥēn yatīr ˁal šiṭḥā qaysāyā.
- I like working on a wooden surface more.
- ܩܲܢܝܼܛܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܢܵܚܹܬ݂ ܥܲܠ ܫܸܛܚܵܐ ܩܸܘܝܵܐ.
- qanīṭā ìlēh d-nāḥēṯ ˁal šiṭḥā qiwyā.
- It’s dangerous to land on a hard surface.
- area, expanse, territory, plot, lot
- ܟܹܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܚܘܼܫܟܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܫܸܛܚܵܐ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ.
- kē hāwē ḥuškā gaw d-awa šiṭḥā b-laylē.
- It get’s dark in that area at night.
- (mathematics) area, measurement of extent
- ܫܸܛܚܹܗ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܟܝܼܠܵܐ ܒܝܲܕ݂ ܝܘܼܪܟܹܗ ܘܦܸܬ݂ܘܹܗ.
- šiṭḥēh kē pāˀēš kīlā byaḏ yurkēh w-piṯwēh.
- It’s area is measured by length and width.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܫܛܲܚ (šṭaḥ) | 1st person | ܫܸܛܚܝܼ (šiṭḥī) | ܫܸܛܚܲܢ (šiṭḥan) | |||
| construct | ܫܛܲܚ (šṭaḥ) | 2nd person | ܫܸܛܚܘܼܟ݂ (šiṭḥōḵ) | ܫܸܛܚܵܟ݂ܝ (šiṭḥāḵ) | ܫܸܛܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šiṭḥawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܫܸܛܚܵܐ (šiṭḥā) | 3rd person | ܫܸܛܚܹܗ (šiṭḥēh) | ܫܸܛܚܵܗ̇ (šiṭḥāh) | ܫܸܛܚܗܘܿܢ (šiṭḥhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܫܸܛܚܝܼ̈ܢ (šiṭḥīn) | 1st person | ܫܸܛܚܝܼ̈ (šiṭḥī) | ܫܸܛܚܲܢ̈ (šiṭḥan) | |||
| construct | ܫܸܛܚܲܝ̈ (šiṭḥay) | 2nd person | ܫܸܛܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šiṭḥōḵ) | ܫܸܛܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šiṭḥāḵ) | ܫܸܛܚܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šiṭḥawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܫܸܛܚܹ̈ܐ (šiṭḥē) | 3rd person | ܫܸܛܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šiṭḥūh) | ܫܸܛܚܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (šiṭḥōh) | ܫܸܛܚܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šiṭḥayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܫܸܛܚܵܝܵܐ (šiṭḥāyā)
- ܫܸܛܚܵܐ ܕܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ (šiṭḥā dnīnwē, “Nineveh Plains”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܫ ܛ ܚ related to spreading out. Compare Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ) and Hebrew שֶׁטַח (šéṭaḥ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃɛtˤħɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃɛtˤħe] (plural)
Noun
ܫܛܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܛܚܐ)
- surface, area, expanse, open space
- esplanade
- lot, property, courtyard (around a building)
- village
- pool, reach
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܫܛܚ | 1st person | ܫܛܚܝ | ܫܛܚܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܛܚ | 2nd person | ܫܛܚܟ | ܫܛܚܟܝ | ܫܛܚܟܘܢ | ܫܛܚܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܛܚܐ | 3rd person | ܫܛܚܗ | ܫܛܚܗ | ܫܛܚܗܘܢ | ܫܛܚܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܫܛܚܝܢ | 1st person | ܫܛܚܝ | ܫܛܚܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܛܚܝ | 2nd person | ܫܛܚܝܟ | ܫܛܚܝܟܝ | ܫܛܚܝܟܘܢ | ܫܛܚܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܛܚܐ | 3rd person | ܫܛܚܘܗܝ | ܫܛܚܝܗ | ܫܛܚܝܗܘܢ | ܫܛܚܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
From the root ܫ ܛ ܚ related to spreading out.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)tˤɑħɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)tˤɑħe] (plural)
Noun
ܫܛܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܛܚܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܫܛܚ | 1st person | ܫܛܚܝ | ܫܛܚܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܛܚ | 2nd person | ܫܛܚܟ | ܫܛܚܟܝ | ܫܛܚܟܘܢ | ܫܛܚܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܛܚܐ | 3rd person | ܫܛܚܗ | ܫܛܚܗ | ܫܛܚܗܘܢ | ܫܛܚܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܫܛܚܝܢ | 1st person | ܫܛܚܝ | ܫܛܚܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܛܚܝ | 2nd person | ܫܛܚܝܟ | ܫܛܚܝܟܝ | ܫܛܚܝܟܘܢ | ܫܛܚܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܛܚܐ | 3rd person | ܫܛܚܘܗܝ | ܫܛܚܝܗ | ܫܛܚܝܗܘܢ | ܫܛܚܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “šṭḥ”, 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, page 366b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 573b
- 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, →ISBN, page 1548a