ܣܛܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew שָׂטָן (śāṭān, “adversary”); compare Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān) and Ancient Greek Σᾰτᾰ́ν (Sătắn).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [sɑˈːtˤɑːnɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [sɪtˤɑːnɑː]
Noun
ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ • (sāṭānā) m (plural ܣܵܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sāṭānē), feminine ܣܵܛܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (sāṭānīṯā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܵܛܵܢ (sāṭān) | 1st person | ܣܵܛܵܢܝܼ (sāṭānī) | ܣܵܛܵܢܲܢ (sāṭānan) | |||
| construct | ܣܵܛܵܢ (sāṭān) | 2nd person | ܣܵܛܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (sāṭānōḵ) | ܣܵܛܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (sāṭānāḵ) | ܣܵܛܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāṭānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ (sāṭānā) | 3rd person | ܣܵܛܵܢܹܗ (sāṭānēh) | ܣܵܛܵܢܵܗ̇ (sāṭānāh) | ܣܵܛܵܢܗܘܿܢ (sāṭānhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܣܵܛܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (sāṭānīn) | 1st person | ܣܵܛܵܢܝܼ̈ (sāṭānī) | ܣܵܛܵܢܲܢ̈ (sāṭānan) | |||
| construct | ܣܵܛܵܢܲܝ̈ (sāṭānay) | 2nd person | ܣܵܛܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sāṭānōḵ) | ܣܵܛܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sāṭānāḵ) | ܣܵܛܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāṭānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܵܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sāṭānē) | 3rd person | ܣܵܛܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sāṭānūh) | ܣܵܛܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (sāṭānōh) | ܣܵܛܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (sāṭānayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
See also
- ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܪܨܵܐ (āḵēlqarṣā)
Proper noun
ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ • (sāṭānā) m
- (religion) Satan, the Devil
- Mark 1:13:
- ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܝܼ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ، ܒܸܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܢܸܣܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ. ܘܥܲܡ ܒܥܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܘܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܚܸܠܡܲܬ ܐܸܠܹܗ.
- wīlēh tāmā gāw barīyā arbʿī yāwmānē, bipyāšā nisyā min sāṭānā. w-ʿam bʿīrē d-barīyā ìwā, w-malaḵē biʿwādā ìwāw ḵilmat illēh.
- He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him.
- Mark 1:13:
Usage notes
In writing, sometimes this word in the sense of “Satan” is written upside-down.
Classical Syriac
FWOTD – 26 May 2016
Etymology
From Hebrew שָׂטָן (śāṭān); compare Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān), Mandaic ࡎࡀࡈࡀࡍࡀ (saṭana) and Aramaic סָטָנָא (sāṭānā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [sɑˈtˤɑ.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [sɑˈtˤɑ.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [soˈtˤo.no]
Noun
ܣܛܢܐ • (sāṭānā) m (plural ܣܛܢܐ (sāṭānē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܛܢ | 1st person | ܣܛܢܝ | ܣܛܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܛܢ | 2nd person | ܣܛܢܟ | ܣܛܢܟܝ | ܣܛܢܟܘܢ | ܣܛܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܛܢܐ | 3rd person | ܣܛܢܗ | ܣܛܢܗ | ܣܛܢܗܘܢ | ܣܛܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܣܛܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܣܛܢܝ | ܣܛܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܛܢܝ | 2nd person | ܣܛܢܝܟ | ܣܛܢܝܟܝ | ܣܛܢܝܟܘܢ | ܣܛܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܛܢܐ | 3rd person | ܣܛܢܘܗܝ | ܣܛܢܝܗ | ܣܛܢܝܗܘܢ | ܣܛܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܣܛܢܝܐ (sāṭānāyā)
- ܣܛܢܝܘܬܐ (sāṭānāyūṯā)
Proper noun
ܣܛܢܐ • (sāṭānā) m
- (religion) Satan, the Devil
- Bible (Peshitta, Peshitta.org Interlinear NT), Mark 1:13:
- ܘܗܘܐ ܬܡܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܝܘܡܬܐ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܟܕ ܡܬܢܣܐ ܡܢ ܣܛܢܐ
- wa-[hə]wā ṯammān bə-maḏbərā yawmāṯā ʾarbəʿīn kaḏ meṯnassē men sāṭānā
- He was there in the wilderness for forty days while being tempted by the Devil
- Bible (Peshitta, Peshitta.org Interlinear NT), Mark 1:13:
Descendants
- → Old Armenian: սատանայ (satanay), սատան (satan)
- → Old Georgian: სატანაჲ (saṭanay)
- Georgian: სატანა (saṭana)
References
- “sṭn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 29 November 2011
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 227a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 373b
- 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 996b