ܥܠܘܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕɛlwɑ], [ʕalwɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛlwe], [ʕalwe] (plural)

Noun

ܥܠܘܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܠܘܐ)

  1. bag, skin, leathern bottle
  2. bellows
  3. spirit of the dead
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܠܘܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܠܘ 1st person ܥܠܘܝ ܥܠܘܢ
construct ܥܠܘ 2nd person ܥܠܘܟ ܥܠܘܟܝ ܥܠܘܟܘܢ ܥܠܘܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܠܘܐ 3rd person ܥܠܘܗ ܥܠܘܗ ܥܠܘܗܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܠܘܝܢ 1st person ܥܠܘܝ ܥܠܘܝܢ
construct ܥܠܘܝ 2nd person ܥܠܘܝܟ ܥܠܘܝܟܝ ܥܠܘܝܟܘܢ ܥܠܘܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܠܘܐ 3rd person ܥܠܘܘܗܝ ܥܠܘܝܗ ܥܠܘܝܗܘܢ ܥܠܘܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ ܠ ܐ related to raising up.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)lɑwɑ], [ʕɛllɑwɑ], [ʕɛlwɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)lɑwe], [ʕɛllɑwe], [ʕɛlwe] (plural)

Noun

ܥܠܘܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܠܘܐ)

  1. waking up, awakening, lucidity, waking life
Usage notes

This word is often used in the plural.

Inflection
Inflection of ܥܠܘܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܠܘ 1st person ܥܠܘܝ ܥܠܘܢ
construct ܥܠܘ 2nd person ܥܠܘܟ ܥܠܘܟܝ ܥܠܘܟܘܢ ܥܠܘܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܠܘܐ 3rd person ܥܠܘܗ ܥܠܘܗ ܥܠܘܗܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܠܘܝܢ 1st person ܥܠܘܝ ܥܠܘܝܢ
construct ܥܠܘܝ 2nd person ܥܠܘܝܟ ܥܠܘܝܟܝ ܥܠܘܝܟܘܢ ܥܠܘܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܠܘܐ 3rd person ܥܠܘܘܗܝ ܥܠܘܝܗ ܥܠܘܝܗܘܢ ܥܠܘܝܗܝܢ
Antonyms

References

  • ˁlwˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 21 May 2013
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 253a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 414a
  • 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 1100a