ܨܘܨܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew צִיצִית (tzitzít).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤoːsˤiːθɑː]

Noun

ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ṣōṣīṯāf (plural ܨܘܿܨ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣōṣyāṯā))

  1. lock (of hair), curl
    Synonyms: ܩܲܘܨܬܵܐ (qawṣtā), ܥܸܕ݂ܩܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁiḏqṯā)
  2. braid, plait
    Synonym: ܓܲܕ݂ܠܵܐ (gaḏlā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܨܘܿܨܝܼ (ṣōṣī) 1st person ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ṣōṣīṯī) ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ṣōṣīṯan)
construct ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ (ṣōṣīṯ) 2nd person ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣōṣīṯōḵ) ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣōṣīṯāḵ) ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣōṣīṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣōṣīṯā) 3rd person ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ṣōṣīṯēh) ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṣōṣīṯāh) ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣōṣīṯhōn)
plural absolute ܨܘܿܨܝܵܢ̈ (ṣōṣyān) 1st person ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ṣōṣyāṯī) ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ṣōṣyāṯan)
construct ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂̈ (ṣōṣyāṯ) 2nd person ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣōṣyāṯōḵ) ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣōṣyāṯāḵ) ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣōṣyāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܘܿܨܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣōṣyāṯā) 3rd person ܨܘܿܨܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ṣōṣyāṯēh) ܨܘܿܨܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṣōṣyāṯāh) ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣōṣyāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew צִיצִית (ṣīṣīṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sˤusˤiθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤusˤjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܨܘܨܝܬܐ • (ṣūṣīṯāf (plural ܨܘܨܝܬܐ (ṣūṣyāṯā))

  1. lock (of hair), curl, braid
  2. forelock, bangs, fringe
  3. thread
  4. (botany) radicle, tendril, fibrous root
  5. (figuratively) spark, flame

Usage notes

This word is usually found in the plural.

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܨܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܨܘܨܝ 1st person ܨܘܨܝܬܝ ܨܘܨܝܬܢ
construct ܨܘܨܝܬ 2nd person ܨܘܨܝܬܟ ܨܘܨܝܬܟܝ ܨܘܨܝܬܟܘܢ ܨܘܨܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܘܨܝܬܐ 3rd person ܨܘܨܝܬܗ ܨܘܨܝܬܗ ܨܘܨܝܬܗܘܢ ܨܘܨܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܨܘܨܝܢ 1st person ܨܘܨܝܬܝ ܨܘܨܝܬܢ
construct ܨܘܨܝܬ 2nd person ܨܘܨܝܬܟ ܨܘܨܝܬܟܝ ܨܘܨܝܬܟܘܢ ܨܘܨܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܘܨܝܬܐ 3rd person ܨܘܨܝܬܗ ܨܘܨܝܬܗ ܨܘܨܝܬܗܘܢ ܨܘܨܝܬܗܝܢ

References

  • ṣwṣy2”, 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 300a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 476a
  • 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 1280b