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 • (šīšiltā) f sg (plural ܫܝܼܫ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šīšlāṯā) or ܫܝܼܫ̈ܠܹܐ (šīšlē) or ܫܝܼܫܸ̈ܠܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šīšilyāṯā))
Inflection
| 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 • (šēšaltā) f (plural ܫܝܫܠܬܐ (šĕšlāṯā) or ܫܝܫܠܐ (šešle))
- chain, bond, fetter
- line, series, sequence
- offspring
- crowd, throng, troop
- (grammar, orthography) vowel diacritic
Inflection
| 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