ܨܘܨܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew צִיצִית (tzitzít).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤoːsˤiːθɑː]

Noun

ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ṣōṣīṯā) f (plural ܨܘܿܨ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣōṣyāṯā))

1. lock (of hair), curl

   Synonyms: ܩܲܘܨܬܵܐ (qawṣtā), ܥܸܕ݂ܩܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁiḏqṯā)

2. braid, plait

   Synonym: ܓܲܕ݂ܠܵܐ (gaḏlā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ṣōṣīṯī)		ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ṣōṣīṯan)
	construct	ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ (ṣōṣīṯ)		2nd person	ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣōṣīṯūḵ)	ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣōṣīṯāḵ)	ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣōṣīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣōṣīṯā)		3rd person	ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ṣōṣīṯēh)	ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṣōṣīṯāh)	ܨܘܿܨܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣōṣīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ṣōṣyāṯī)		ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ṣōṣyāṯan)
	construct	ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂̈ (ṣōṣyāṯ)		2nd person	ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣōṣyāṯūḵ)	ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣōṣyāṯāḵ)	ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣōṣyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṣōṣyāṯē)		3rd person	ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣōṣyāṯūh)	ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣōṣyāṯōh)	ܨܘܿܨܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣōṣyāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew צִיצִית (ṣīṣīṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤusˤiθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤusˤjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܨܘܨܝܬܐ • (ṣūṣīṯā) f (plural ܨܘܨܝܬܐ (ṣūṣyāṯā))

1. lock (of hair), curl, braid
2. forelock, bangs, fringe
3. thread
4. (botany) radicle, tendril, fibrous root
5. (figuratively) spark, flame

Usage notes

This word is usually found in the plural.

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܨܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܘܨܝ		1st person	ܨܘܨܝܬܝ		ܨܘܨܝܬܢ
	construct	ܨܘܨܝܬ		2nd person	ܨܘܨܝܬܟ	ܨܘܨܝܬܟܝ	ܨܘܨܝܬܟܘܢ	ܨܘܨܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܨܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܨܝܬܗ	ܨܘܨܝܬܗ	ܨܘܨܝܬܗܘܢ	ܨܘܨܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܘܨܝܢ		1st person	ܨܘܨܝܬܝ		ܨܘܨܝܬܢ
	construct	ܨܘܨܝܬ		2nd person	ܨܘܨܝܬܟ	ܨܘܨܝܬܟܝ	ܨܘܨܝܬܟܘܢ	ܨܘܨܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܨܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܨܝܬܗ	ܨܘܨܝܬܗ	ܨܘܨܝܬܗܘܢ	ܨܘܨܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣwṣy²”, 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, page 300a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 476a
• 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, →ISBN, page 1280b