ܨܠܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܨ ܠ ܡ (ṣ l m) |
| 2 terms |
Inherited from Aramaic צַלְמָא (ṣaləmā); cognate with Hebrew צֶלֶם (tsélem), Akkadian 𒀩 (ṣalmum) and Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam) by dissimilation of /l/ to /n/.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤal.mɑː]
Noun
ܨܲܠܡܵܐ • (ṣalmā) m sg (plural ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmē) or ܨܲܠܡܵܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmāmē), feminine ܨܠܸܡܬܵܐ (ṣlimtā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܨܠܲܡ (ṣlam) | 1st person | ܨܲܠܡܝܼ (ṣalmī) | ܨܲܠܡܲܢ (ṣalman) | |||
| construct | ܨܠܲܡ (ṣlam) | 2nd person | ܨܲܠܡܘܼܟ݂ (ṣalmōḵ) | ܨܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣalmāḵ) | ܨܲܠܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣalmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܨܲܠܡܵܐ (ṣalmā) | 3rd person | ܨܲܠܡܹܗ (ṣalmēh) | ܨܲܠܡܵܗ̇ (ṣalmāh) | ܨܲܠܡܗܘܿܢ (ṣalmhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܨܲܠܡܝܼ̈ܢ (ṣalmīn) | 1st person | ܨܲܠܡܝܼ̈ (ṣalmī) | ܨܲܠܡܲܢ̈ (ṣalman) | |||
| construct | ܨܲܠܡܲܝ̈ (ṣalmay) | 2nd person | ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣalmōḵ) | ܨܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣalmāḵ) | ܨܲܠܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣalmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmē) | 3rd person | ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣalmūh) | ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ṣalmōh) | ܨܲܠܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṣalmayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܣܓ݂ܵܕ݂ܲܬ݂ ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (sḡāḏaṯ ṣalmē, “idolatry”)
- ܡܨܲܠܸܡ (mṣallim, “to imagine”)
- ܡܨܲܠܡܸܢ (mṣalmin, “to imagine”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Akkadian 𒀩 (ṣalmu(m), literally “black”), possibly in reference to the color of the tree’s bark. Unattested in Classical Syriac.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤalmaː]
Noun
ܨܲܠܡܵܐ • (ṣalmā) m
- wild cherry (tree and fruit)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܨܠܲܡ (ṣlam) | 1st person | ܨܲܠܡܝܼ (ṣalmī) | ܨܲܠܡܲܢ (ṣalman) | |||
| construct | ܨܠܲܡ (ṣlam) | 2nd person | ܨܲܠܡܘܼܟ݂ (ṣalmōḵ) | ܨܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣalmāḵ) | ܨܲܠܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣalmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܨܲܠܡܵܐ (ṣalmā) | 3rd person | ܨܲܠܡܹܗ (ṣalmēh) | ܨܲܠܡܵܗ̇ (ṣalmāh) | ܨܲܠܡܗܘܿܢ (ṣalmhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܨܲܠܡܝܼ̈ܢ (ṣalmīn) | 1st person | ܨܲܠܡܝܼ̈ (ṣalmī) | ܨܲܠܡܲܢ̈ (ṣalman) | |||
| construct | ܨܲܠܡܲܝ̈ (ṣalmay) | 2nd person | ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣalmōḵ) | ܨܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣalmāḵ) | ܨܲܠܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣalmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmē) | 3rd person | ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣalmūh) | ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ṣalmōh) | ܨܲܠܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṣalmayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤalmɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sˤalme] (plural)
Noun
ܨܠܡܐ • (ṣalmā) m (plural ܨܠܡܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܨܠܡ | 1st person | ܨܠܡܝ | ܨܠܡܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܠܡ | 2nd person | ܨܠܡܟ | ܨܠܡܟܝ | ܨܠܡܟܘܢ | ܨܠܡܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܠܡܐ | 3rd person | ܨܠܡܗ | ܨܠܡܗ | ܨܠܡܗܘܢ | ܨܠܡܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܨܠܡܝܢ | 1st person | ܨܠܡܝ | ܨܠܡܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܠܡܝ | 2nd person | ܨܠܡܝܟ | ܨܠܡܝܟܝ | ܨܠܡܝܟܘܢ | ܨܠܡܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܠܡܐ | 3rd person | ܨܠܡܘܗܝ | ܨܠܡܝܗ | ܨܠܡܝܗܘܢ | ܨܠܡܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “ṣlm”, 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 302b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 480a
- 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 1290a