ܣܝܥܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܘ ܥ (s w ˁ)
1 term

Compare Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa) and Hebrew סִיעָה (si'á).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [siːʕtɑː]

Noun

ܣܝܼܥܬܵܐ • (sīˁtāf (plural ܣܝܼ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sīˁāṯā))

  1. leage, faction
  2. society, assembly, association, club
  3. company, band
  4. committee, commission, council
  5. jury (in a competition)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܝܼܥܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܝܼܥܵܐ (sīˁā) 1st person ܣܝܼܥܬܝܼ (sīˁtī) ܣܝܼܥܬܲܢ (sīˁtan)
construct ܣܝܼܥܲܬ݂ (sīˁaṯ) 2nd person ܣܝܼܥܬܘܼܟ݂ (sīˁtōḵ) ܣܝܼܥܬܵܟ݂ܝ (sīˁtāḵ) ܣܝܼܥܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sīˁtawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܝܼܥܬܵܐ (sīˁtā) 3rd person ܣܝܼܥܬܹܗ (sīˁtēh) ܣܝܼܥܬܵܗ̇ (sīˁtāh) ܣܝܼܥܬܗܘܿܢ (sīˁthōn)
plural absolute ܣܝܼܥܵܢ̈ (sīˁān) 1st person ܣܝܼܥܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (sīˁāṯī) ܣܝܼܥܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (sīˁāṯan)
construct ܣܝܼܥܵܬ݂̈ (sīˁāṯ) 2nd person ܣܝܼܥܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sīˁāṯōḵ) ܣܝܼܥܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sīˁāṯāḵ) ܣܝܼܥܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sīˁāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܝܼ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sīˁāṯā) 3rd person ܣܝܼ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܹܗ (sīˁāṯēh) ܣܝܼ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (sīˁāṯāh) ܣܝܼܥܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sīˁāṯhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܒܲܪ ܣܝܼܥܬܵܐ (bar sīˁtā)

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ ܘ ܥ related to supporting; compare Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa), Hebrew סִיעָה (sîʿâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [siʕtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [siʕɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܣܝܥܬܐ • (sīʿtāf (plural ܣܝܥܬܐ)

  1. help, aid, succour
  2. company, band
  3. (military) troop, army, body of soldiers
  4. denomination, sect
  5. caravan
  6. funeral
  7. text sung by a choir

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܝܥܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܝܥܐ 1st person ܣܝܥܬܝ ܣܝܥܬܢ
construct ܣܝܥܬ 2nd person ܣܝܥܬܟ ܣܝܥܬܟܝ ܣܝܥܬܟܘܢ ܣܝܥܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܝܥܬܐ 3rd person ܣܝܥܬܗ ܣܝܥܬܗ ܣܝܥܬܗܘܢ ܣܝܥܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܝܥܢ 1st person ܣܝܥܬܢ ܣܝܥܬܢ
construct ܣܝܥܬ 2nd person ܣܝܥܬܟ ܣܝܥܬܟܝ ܣܝܥܬܟܘܢ ܣܝܥܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܝܥܬܐ 3rd person ܣܝܥܬܗ ܣܝܥܬܗ ܣܝܥܬܗܘܢ ܣܝܥܬܗܝܢ

References

  • syˁh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 15 September 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 225a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 375b
  • 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 1006a–b