ܫܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܫ ܝ ܢ (š y n) |
| 2 terms |
Of the same Middle Iranian origin as Old Armenian շէն (šēn).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃaj.nɑː]
Noun
ܫܲܝܢܵܐ • (šaynā) m
- safety
- peace, tranquillity, harmony
- (literary) cultivated or inhabited land
- Synonym: ܡܲܕ݂ܒܪܵܐ (maḏbrā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܫܹܝܢ (šēn) | 1st person | ܫܲܝܢܝܼ (šaynī) | ܫܲܝܢܲܢ (šaynan) | |||
| construct | ܫܹܝܢ (šēn) | 2nd person | ܫܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (šaynōḵ) | ܫܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (šaynāḵ) | ܫܲܝܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaynawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā) | 3rd person | ܫܲܝܢܹܗ (šaynēh) | ܫܲܝܢܵܗ̇ (šaynāh) | ܫܲܝܢܗܘܿܢ (šaynhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܫܲܝܢܝܼ̈ܢ (šaynīn) | 1st person | ܫܲܝܢܝܼ̈ (šaynī) | ܫܲܝܢܲܢ̈ (šaynan) | |||
| construct | ܫܲܝܢܲܝ̈ (šaynay) | 2nd person | ܫܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šaynōḵ) | ܫܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šaynāḵ) | ܫܲܝܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaynawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܫܲܝܢܹ̈ܐ (šaynē) | 3rd person | ܫܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šaynūh) | ܫܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (šaynōh) | ܫܲܝܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šaynayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܡܫܲܝܸܢ (mšayyin)
- ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (b-šaynā)
- ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܫܲܝܢܵܐ (yaḇrūḥā d-šaynā)
Proper noun
ܫܲܝܢܵܐ • (šaynā) f
- a female given name
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Of the same Middle Iranian origin as Old Armenian շէն (šēn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃajnɑ]
Noun
ܫܝܢܐ • (šaynā) m(uncountable)
- cultivated or inhabited land, urban area
- domestication
- prosperity, favorable/favourable conditions
- peace, tranquillity, harmony
- truce, treaty, capitulation
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܫܝܢ | 1st person | ܫܝܢܝ | ܫܝܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܝܢ | 2nd person | ܫܝܢܟ | ܫܝܢܟܝ | ܫܝܢܟܘܢ | ܫܝܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܝܢܐ | 3rd person | ܫܝܢܗ | ܫܝܢܗ | ܫܝܢܗܘܢ | ܫܝܢܗܝܢ | ||
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “inhabited land”): ܕܒܪܐ (daḇrā), ܚܘܪܒܐ (ḥurbā)
- (antonym(s) of “peace”): ܩܪܒܐ (qərāḇā)
See also
- ܫܠܡܐ (šəlāmā)
References
- “šyn2”, 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 367a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 575a
- 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 1552b–1553a