ܟܫܛܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ-ܫ-ܛ (k-š-ṭ) related to shooting arrows.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaʃtˤɑʔ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kaʃtˤeʔ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܫܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܫܛܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܩܫܬܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܫܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܫܛ		1st person	ܟܫܛܝ		ܟܫܛܢ
	construct	ܟܫܛ		2nd person	ܟܫܛܟ	ܟܫܛܟܝ	ܟܫܛܟܘܢ	ܟܫܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܫܛܐ		3rd person	ܟܫܛܗ	ܟܫܛܗ	ܟܫܛܗܘܢ	ܟܫܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܫܛܝܢ		1st person	ܟܫܛܝ		ܟܫܛܝܢ
	construct	ܟܫܛܝ		2nd person	ܟܫܛܝܟ	ܟܫܛܝܟܝ	ܟܫܛܝܟܘܢ	ܟܫܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܫܛܐ		3rd person	ܟܫܛܘܗܝ	ܟܫܛܝܗ	ܟܫܛܝܗܘܢ	ܟܫܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܫ-ܛ (k-š-ṭ) related to aiming or shooting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)ʃɑtˤɑʔ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)ʃɑtˤeʔ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܫܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܫܛܐ)

1. shooting arrows, archery
2. arrow, shaft, bolt
3. (astronomy) shooting star

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܫܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܫܛ		1st person	ܟܫܛܝ		ܟܫܛܢ
	construct	ܟܫܛ		2nd person	ܟܫܛܟ	ܟܫܛܟܝ	ܟܫܛܟܘܢ	ܟܫܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܫܛܐ		3rd person	ܟܫܛܗ	ܟܫܛܗ	ܟܫܛܗܘܢ	ܟܫܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܫܛܝܢ		1st person	ܟܫܛܝ		ܟܫܛܝܢ
	construct	ܟܫܛܝ		2nd person	ܟܫܛܝܟ	ܟܫܛܝܟܝ	ܟܫܛܝܟܘܢ	ܟܫܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܫܛܐ		3rd person	ܟܫܛܘܗܝ	ܟܫܛܝܗ	ܟܫܛܝܗܘܢ	ܟܫܛܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (archery): ܟܫܛܘܬܐ
• (arrow): ܓܐܪܐ
• (shooting star): ܟܘܟܒܐ ܟܫܛܐ

Etymology 3

From the root ܟ-ܫ-ܛ (k-š-ṭ) related to aiming or shooting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaʃʃɑtˤɑʔ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kaʃʃɑtˤeʔ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܫܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܫܛܐ)

1. archer, bowman

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܫܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܫܛ		1st person	ܟܫܛܝ		ܟܫܛܢ
	construct	ܟܫܛ		2nd person	ܟܫܛܟ	ܟܫܛܟܝ	ܟܫܛܟܘܢ	ܟܫܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܫܛܐ		3rd person	ܟܫܛܗ	ܟܫܛܗ	ܟܫܛܗܘܢ	ܟܫܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܫܛܝܢ		1st person	ܟܫܛܝ		ܟܫܛܝܢ
	construct	ܟܫܛܝ		2nd person	ܟܫܛܝܟ	ܟܫܛܝܟܝ	ܟܫܛܝܟܘܢ	ܟܫܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܫܛܐ		3rd person	ܟܫܛܘܗܝ	ܟܫܛܝܗ	ܟܫܛܝܗܘܢ	ܟܫܛܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܟܫܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Sagittarius (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

• “kšṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1895) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), Berlin, Edinburgh: Reuther & Reichard, T. & T. Clark
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press