ܚܪܫܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܫ (ḥ-r-š) related to being mute or hoarse. Compare Hebrew חֵרְשׁוּת (ħēršūṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħarʃuθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܚܪܫܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

1. deafness, dumbness

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܪܫܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܪܫܘ		1st person	ܚܪܫܘܬܝ		ܚܪܫܘܬܢ
	construct	ܚܪܫܘܬ		2nd person	ܚܪܫܘܬܟ	ܚܪܫܘܬܟܝ	ܚܪܫܘܬܟܘܢ	ܚܪܫܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܪܫܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܪܫܘܬܗ	ܚܪܫܘܬܗ	ܚܪܫܘܬܗܘܢ	ܚܪܫܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From ܚܪܫܐ (ḥarrāšā(ʾ), “magician”), from the root ܚ-ܪ-ܫ (ḥ-r-š) related to magic + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħarrɑʃuθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħarrɑʃwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܪܫܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܪܫܘܬܐ)

1. magic, sorcery, wizardry, witchcraft

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܪܫܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܪܫܘ		1st person	ܚܪܫܘܬܝ		ܚܪܫܘܬܢ
	construct	ܚܪܫܘܬ		2nd person	ܚܪܫܘܬܟ	ܚܪܫܘܬܟܝ	ܚܪܫܘܬܟܘܢ	ܚܪܫܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܪܫܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܪܫܘܬܗ	ܚܪܫܘܬܗ	ܚܪܫܘܬܗܘܢ	ܚܪܫܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܪܫܘܢ		1st person	ܚܪܫܘܬܝ		ܚܪܫܘܬܢ
	construct	ܚܪܫܘܬ		2nd person	ܚܪܫܘܬܟ	ܚܪܫܘܬܟܝ	ܚܪܫܘܬܟܘܢ	ܚܪܫܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܪܫܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܪܫܘܬܗ	ܚܪܫܘܬܗ	ܚܪܫܘܬܗܘܢ	ܚܪܫܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥršw”, 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. 118a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 160a
• 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. 496b