ܡܫܠܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܠ ܡ (š l m)
6 terms

Etymology

Agent noun of the verb ܡܲܫܠܸܡ (mašlim, “to surrender; betray; convert to Islam”) +‎ -ܵܢܵܐ (-ānā, the occupational ending). The first definition is a Semantic loan from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “surrenderer, Muslim”)

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [maʃləmɑːnɑː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [mɪʃɪlmaːna]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [muʃul.mɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܐ • (mašlmānā) m (plural ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mašlmānē), feminine ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mašlmānītā))

Muslim (believer of Islam)
betrayer, traitor; deserter

Usage notes

Some speakers may use this term to specifically refer to Muslim Arabs, and refer to other neighboring Muslims groups by their respective ethnicity.

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	–	1^st person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܝܼ (mašlmānī)		ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܲܢ (mašlmānan)
	construct	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢ (mašlmān)	2^nd person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (mašlmānūḵ)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (mašlmānāḵ)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mašlmānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܐ (mašlmānā)	3^rd person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܹܗ (mašlmānēh)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܗ̇ (mašlmānāh)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܗܘܿܢ (mašlmānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1^st person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܝܼ̈ (mašlmānī)		ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܲܢ̈ (mašlmānan)
	construct	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܲܝ̈ (mašlmānay)	2^nd person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mašlmānūḵ)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mašlmānāḵ)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mašlmānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mašlmānē)	3^rd person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mašlmānūh)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mašlmānōh)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mašlmānhōn)

Derived terms

ܡܲܫܠܸܡ (mašlim, “to be a Muslim, convert to Islam”)
ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mašlmānūtā, “Islam”)

Related terms

ܐܸܣܠܵܡ (islām)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maʃl(ə)mɑnɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
IPA^(key): [maʃl(ə)mɑne(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ-ܠ-ܡ
4 terms

Noun

ܡܫܠܡܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܫܠܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܫܠܡܢܝܬܐ)

betrayer, traitor; deserter

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܫܠܡܢܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܠܡܢ	1^st person	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ		ܡܫܠܡܢܢ
	construct	ܡܫܠܡܢ	2^nd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܟ	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܠܡܢܐ	3^rd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܗܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܢ	1^st person	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ		ܡܫܠܡܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ	2^nd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܠܡܢܐ	3^rd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܘܗܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Derived from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).

Noun

ܡܫܠܡܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܫܠܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܫܠܡܢܝܬܐ)

Muslim
Synonyms: ܛܝܝܐ, ܛܝܠܝܘܣ

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܫܠܡܢܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܠܡܢ	1^st person	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ		ܡܫܠܡܢܢ
	construct	ܡܫܠܡܢ	2^nd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܟ	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܠܡܢܐ	3^rd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܗܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܢ	1^st person	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ		ܡܫܠܡܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ	2^nd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܠܡܢܐ	3^rd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܘܗܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗܝܢ

References

“mšlmn”, 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. 371b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 307a
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. 849b