ܨܘܨܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Compare Hebrew צִיצִית (tzitzít).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤoːsˤiːθɑː]
Noun
ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ṣōṣīṯā) f (plural ܨܘܿܨ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣōṣyāṯā))
- lock (of hair), curl
- Synonyms: ܩܲܘܨܬܵܐ (qawṣtā), ܥܸܕ݂ܩܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁiḏqṯā)
- braid, plait
- Synonym: ܓܲܕ݂ܠܵܐ (gaḏlā)
Inflection
| 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 • (ṣūṣīṯā) f (plural ܨܘܨܝܬܐ (ṣūṣyāṯā))
- lock (of hair), curl, braid
- forelock, bangs, fringe
- thread
- (botany) radicle, tendril, fibrous root
- (figuratively) spark, flame
Usage notes
This word is usually found in the plural.
Inflection
| 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