ܨܠܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܨ ܠ ܐ (ṣ l ˀ)
3 terms

Inherited from Aramaic צְלֹותָא (ṣəlōṯā) from the above root related to “bending” or “bowing down”; compare also borrowed into Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh) and Ugaritic 𐎕𐎍𐎚 (ṣlt).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤloːθaː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [sˤluːtaː]

Noun

ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ • (ṣlōṯā) f (plural ܨ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣlawwāṯā))

prayer

Inflection

Inflection of **ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܨܠܘܿ (ṣlō)		1^st person	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܝܼ (ṣlōṯī)		ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܲܢ (ṣlōṯan)
	construct	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ (ṣlōṯ)		2^nd person	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣlōṯōḵ)	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣlōṯāḵ)	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣlōṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣlōṯā)		3^rd person	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܹܗ (ṣlōṯēh)	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṣlōṯāh)	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣlōṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܨܠܲܘܵܢ̈ (ṣlawwān)		1^st person	ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ṣlawwāṯī)		ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ṣlawwāṯan)
	construct	ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂̈ (ṣlawwāṯ)		2^nd person	ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣlawwāṯōḵ)	ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣlawwāṯāḵ)	ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣlawwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣlawwāṯā)		3^rd person	ܨ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ṣlawwāṯēh)	ܨ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṣlawwāṯāh)	ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣlawwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ ṣlōṯā)
ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣlōṯānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܨ ܠ ܐ related to bending or bowing down.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)loθɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)lawwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܨܠܘܬܐ • (ṣəlōṯā) f (plural ܨܠܘܬܐ)

prayer
temple, sanctuary
(Christianity, theology) reconciliation, readmission to communion

Inflection

Inflection of **ܨܠܘܬܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܠܘ		1^st person	ܨܠܘܬܝ		ܨܠܘܬܢ
	construct	ܨܠܘܬ		2^nd person	ܨܠܘܬܟ	ܨܠܘܬܟܝ	ܨܠܘܬܟܘܢ	ܨܠܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܠܘܬܐ		3^rd person	ܨܠܘܬܗ	ܨܠܘܬܗ	ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ	ܨܠܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܠܘܢ		1^st person	ܨܠܘܬܝ		ܨܠܘܬܢ
	construct	ܨܠܘܬ		2^nd person	ܨܠܘܬܟ	ܨܠܘܬܟܝ	ܨܠܘܬܟܘܢ	ܨܠܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܠܘܬܐ		3^rd person	ܨܠܘܬܗ	ܨܠܘܬܗ	ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ	ܨܠܘܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

Arabic: صَلَاة (ṣalāh), صَلَوٰة (ṣalāh) — classical spelling
- → Afar: salat
- → Armenian: սալավաթ (salavatʻ)
- → Azerbaijani: salavat
- → Bashkir: салауат (salawat), Салауат (Salawat) (proper name)
- → English: salat
- → Georgian: სალავათი (salavati)
- → Indonesian: salat, shalat, solat, sholat (all nonstandard)
- → Japanese: サラー (sarā)
- → Judeo-Arabic: צלא (ṣla, “synagogue”)
- → Kazakh: салауат (salauat)
- → Malay: solat
- → Persian: صلات (salât)
- → Russian: саля́т (salját)
- → Spanish: azalá
- → Swahili: swala
- → Tatar: салават (salawat)
- → Ottoman Turkish: صلوات (salavat)
  - Turkish: salavat
- → Urdu: صلوٰۃ (salât)

References

“ṣlw”, 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 302a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 479a
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, pages 1286b–1287a