ܫܝܫܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Common Semitic; compare Akkadian 𒉠𒂡𒂡 (/⁠šeršerratu⁠/), Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila), Hebrew שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת (šaršéreṯ), and Amharic ሰንሰለት (sänsälät). Also compare Old Armenian շղթայ (šłtʻay).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃiːʃɪl.tɑː]

Noun

ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܐ • (šīšiltāf sg (plural ܫܝܼܫ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šīšlāṯā) or ܫܝܼܫ̈ܠܹܐ (šīšlē) or ܫܝܼܫܸ̈ܠܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šīšilyāṯā))

  1. chain, bond, fetter
  2. line, series, sequence
  3. necklace
  4. zipper

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܝܼܫܠܵܐ (šīšlā) 1st person ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܝܼ (šīšiltī) ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܲܢ (šīšiltan)
construct ܫܝܼܫܠܲܬ݂ (šīšlaṯ) 2nd person ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܘܼܟ݂ (šīšiltōḵ) ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ (šīšiltāḵ) ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šīšiltawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܐ (šīšiltā) 3rd person ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܹܗ (šīšiltēh) ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܗ̇ (šīšiltāh) ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܗܘܿܢ (šīšilthōn)
plural absolute ܫܝܼܫܠܵܢ̈ (šīšlān) 1st person ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (šīšlāṯī) ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (šīšlāṯan)
construct ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂̈ (šīšlāṯ) 2nd person ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šīšlāṯōḵ) ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šīšlāṯāḵ) ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šīšlāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܝܼܫ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šīšlāṯā) 3rd person ܫܝܼܫ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܹܗ (šīšlāṯēh) ܫܝܼܫ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (šīšlāṯāh) ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šīšlāṯhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܡܫܲܠܫܸܠ (mšalšil, to enchain, thread)
  • ܫܝܼܫܠܵܝܵܐ (šīšlāyā, made of chain)
  • ܫܝܼܫܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šīšlānāyā, in the form of a chain)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܫܫܠܬܐ (šēšaltā)

Etymology

Common Semitic; compare Akkadian 𒉠𒂡𒂡 (/⁠šeršerratu⁠/), Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila), Hebrew שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת (šaršéreṯ), and Amharic ሰንሰለት (sänsälät). Also compare Old Armenian շղթայ (šłtʻay).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃe(j)ʃaltɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃe(j)ʃle], [ʃe(j)ʃlɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܫܝܫܠܬܐ • (šēšaltāf (plural ܫܝܫܠܬܐ (šĕšlāṯā) or ܫܝܫܠܐ (šešle))

  1. chain, bond, fetter
  2. line, series, sequence
  3. offspring
  4. crowd, throng, troop
  5. (grammar, orthography) vowel diacritic

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܝܫܠܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܝܫܠܐ 1st person ܫܝܫܠܬܝ ܫܝܫܠܬܢ
construct ܫܝܫܠܬ 2nd person ܫܝܫܠܬܟ ܫܝܫܠܬܟܝ ܫܝܫܠܬܟܘܢ ܫܝܫܠܬܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܫܝܫܠܬܗ ܫܝܫܠܬܗ ܫܝܫܠܬܗܘܢ ܫܝܫܠܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܝܫܠܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܢ 1st person ܫܝܫܠܬܝ ,ܫܝܫܠܝ ܫܝܫܠܬܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܢ
construct ܫܝܫܠܬ ,ܫܝܫܠܝ 2nd person ܫܝܫܠܬܟ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܟ ܫܝܫܠܬܟܝ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܟܝ ܫܝܫܠܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܟܘܢ ܫܝܫܠܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ,ܫܝܫܠܐ 3rd person ܫܝܫܠܬܗ ,ܫܝܫܠܘܗܝ ܫܝܫܠܬܗ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܗ ܫܝܫܠܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܗܘܢ ܫܝܫܠܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܗܝܢ

References

  • šyšlh”, 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 384b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 575b
  • 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 1555a