ܣܡܟܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܡ-ܟ (s-m-k) related to supporting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)mɑxɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)mɑxe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܡܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܡܟܐ)

1. stability, constancy
2. company, group, guests
3. feast, banquet
4. seat, place at table
5. couch, cushion
6. choice place

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܡܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܡܟ		1st person	ܣܡܟܝ		ܣܡܟܢ
	construct	ܣܡܟ		2nd person	ܣܡܟܟ	ܣܡܟܟܝ	ܣܡܟܟܘܢ	ܣܡܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܡܟܐ		3rd person	ܣܡܟܗ	ܣܡܟܗ	ܣܡܟܗܘܢ	ܣܡܟܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܡܟܝܢ		1st person	ܣܡܟܝ		ܣܡܟܝܢ
	construct	ܣܡܟܝ		2nd person	ܣܡܟܝܟ	ܣܡܟܝܟܝ	ܣܡܟܝܟܘܢ	ܣܡܟܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܡܟܐ		3rd person	ܣܡܟܘܗܝ	ܣܡܟܝܗ	ܣܡܟܝܗܘܢ	ܣܡܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܡ-ܟ (s-m-k) related to supporting. Compare Hebrew סֶמֶךְ (sémeḵ) and סוֹמֵךְ (sômēḵ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɑmkɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɑmke(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܡܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܡܟܐ)

1. supporter, upholder
2. support, prop
3. (architecture) pillar, column
4. base, foundation, socket

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܡܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܡܟ		1st person	ܣܡܟܝ		ܣܡܟܢ
	construct	ܣܡܟ		2nd person	ܣܡܟܟ	ܣܡܟܟܝ	ܣܡܟܟܘܢ	ܣܡܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܡܟܐ		3rd person	ܣܡܟܗ	ܣܡܟܗ	ܣܡܟܗܘܢ	ܣܡܟܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܡܟܝܢ		1st person	ܣܡܟܝ		ܣܡܟܝܢ
	construct	ܣܡܟܝ		2nd person	ܣܡܟܝܟ	ܣܡܟܝܟܝ	ܣܡܟܝܟܘܢ	ܣܡܟܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܡܟܐ		3rd person	ܣܡܟܘܗܝ	ܣܡܟܝܗ	ܣܡܟܝܗܘܢ	ܣܡܟܝܗܝܢ

References

• “smk”, 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, pp. 230b, 231a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 381a
• 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. 1019b