ܨܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܬ (ṣ-w-t) related to hearkening. Compare Arabic صَوْت (ṣawt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤawtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤawte(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܘܬܐ)

1. hearing, hearkening, attention, heed
2. sound, voice

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܘܬ		1st person	ܨܘܬܝ		ܨܘܬܢ
	construct	ܨܘܬ		2nd person	ܨܘܬܟ	ܨܘܬܟܝ	ܨܘܬܟܘܢ	ܨܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܬܗ	ܨܘܬܗ	ܨܘܬܗܘܢ	ܨܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܘܬܝܢ		1st person	ܨܘܬܝ		ܨܘܬܝܢ
	construct	ܨܘܬܝ		2nd person	ܨܘܬܝܟ	ܨܘܬܝܟܝ	ܨܘܬܝܟܘܢ	ܨܘܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܬܘܗܝ	ܨܘܬܝܗ	ܨܘܬܝܗܘܢ	ܨܘܬܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤaw(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤaw(ə)θe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܘܬܐ)

1. conversation
2. enjoyment
3. frequentation, familiar intercourse
4. companion
5. companionship, association, joint venture
6. society

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܘܬ		1st person	ܨܘܬܝ		ܨܘܬܢ
	construct	ܨܘܬ		2nd person	ܨܘܬܟ	ܨܘܬܟܝ	ܨܘܬܟܘܢ	ܨܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܬܗ	ܨܘܬܗ	ܨܘܬܗܘܢ	ܨܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܘܬܝܢ		1st person	ܨܘܬܝ		ܨܘܬܝܢ
	construct	ܨܘܬܝ		2nd person	ܨܘܬܝܟ	ܨܘܬܝܟܝ	ܨܘܬܝܟܘܢ	ܨܘܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܬܘܗܝ	ܨܘܬܝܗ	ܨܘܬܝܗܘܢ	ܨܘܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣwt”, 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. 300b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 477a
• 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. 1282b