ܥܘܙܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ ܙ ܙ related to strength. Compare Hebrew עֹז (ʿōz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕuzzɑ]

Noun

ܥܘܙܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

  1. energy, fervour, vigor/vigour
  2. strength, force, vehemence
  3. violence
  4. critical or decisive moment
  5. (figuratively) highest, deepest, best, etc. part of something

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܙܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܘܙ 1st person ܥܘܙܝ ܥܘܙܢ
construct ܥܘܙ 2nd person ܥܘܙܟ ܥܘܙܟܝ ܥܘܙܟܘܢ ܥܘܙܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܘܙܐ 3rd person ܥܘܙܗ ܥܘܙܗ ܥܘܙܗܘܢ ܥܘܙܗܝܢ

References

  • “ˁwz”, 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 249b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 404a
  • 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 1078b
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