ܚܣܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܣ-ܕ (ḥ-s-d) related to dishonouring. Compare Arabic حَسَد (ḥasad) and Hebrew Hebrew חֶסֶד (khésed, “shame”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛsdɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܚܣܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܣܕܢܐ)

1. shame, dishonour, reproach, ignominy

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܣܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܣܕ		1st person	ܚܣܕܝ		ܚܣܕܢ
	construct	ܚܣܕ		2nd person	ܚܣܕܟ	ܚܣܕܟܝ	ܚܣܕܟܘܢ	ܚܣܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܣܕܐ		3rd person	ܚܣܕܗ	ܚܣܕܗ	ܚܣܕܗܘܢ	ܚܣܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܣܕܢܝܢ		1st person	ܚܣܕܢܝ		ܚܣܕܢܝܢ
	construct	ܚܣܕܢܝ		2nd person	ܚܣܕܢܝܟ	ܚܣܕܢܝܟܝ	ܚܣܕܢܝܟܘܢ	ܚܣܕܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܣܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܣܕܢܘܗܝ	ܚܣܕܢܝܗ	ܚܣܕܢܝܗܘܢ	ܚܣܕܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew חֶסֶד (ḥéseḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛs(ə)ðɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܚܣܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. mercy, kindness
2. favour, forbearance, clemency

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܣܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܣܕ		1st person	ܚܣܕܝ		ܚܣܕܢ
	construct	ܚܣܕ		2nd person	ܚܣܕܟ	ܚܣܕܟܝ	ܚܣܕܟܘܢ	ܚܣܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܣܕܐ		3rd person	ܚܣܕܗ	ܚܣܕܗ	ܚܣܕܗܘܢ	ܚܣܕܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥsd”, 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, p. 111b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 150a-b
• 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, p. 474b