ܨܝܕܐ

See also: ܨܝܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܨ ܘ ܕ related to hunting. Compare Arabic صَيْدُ (ṣaydu) and Hebrew צַיִד (ṣáyiḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤajdɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤajde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܝܕܐ)

1. hunting, fishing
2. snare
3. catch, haul
4. prey, game
5. wild animal
6. food
7. nourishment
8. (figuratively) chase, pursuit

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܝܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܝܕ		1st person	ܨܝܕܝ		ܨܝܕܢ
	construct	ܨܝܕ		2nd person	ܨܝܕܟ	ܨܝܕܟܝ	ܨܝܕܟܘܢ	ܨܝܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܝܕܐ		3rd person	ܨܝܕܗ	ܨܝܕܗ	ܨܝܕܗܘܢ	ܨܝܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܝܕܝܢ		1st person	ܨܝܕܝ		ܨܝܕܝܢ
	construct	ܨܝܕܝ		2nd person	ܨܝܕܝܟ	ܨܝܕܝܟܝ	ܨܝܕܝܟܘܢ	ܨܝܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܝܕܐ		3rd person	ܨܝܕܘܗܝ	ܨܝܕܝܗ	ܨܝܕܝܗܘܢ	ܨܝܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic صَيَّاد (ṣayyād) and Hebrew צַיָּד (ṣayyāḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤajjɑðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤajjɑðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܝܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܨܝܕܬܐ)

1. hunter, fisher, fowler

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܝܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܝܕ		1st person	ܨܝܕܝ		ܨܝܕܢ
	construct	ܨܝܕ		2nd person	ܨܝܕܟ	ܨܝܕܟܝ	ܨܝܕܟܘܢ	ܨܝܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܝܕܐ		3rd person	ܨܝܕܗ	ܨܝܕܗ	ܨܝܕܗܘܢ	ܨܝܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܝܕܝܢ		1st person	ܨܝܕܝ		ܨܝܕܝܢ
	construct	ܨܝܕܝ		2nd person	ܨܝܕܝܟ	ܨܝܕܝܟܝ	ܨܝܕܝܟܘܢ	ܨܝܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܝܕܐ		3rd person	ܨܝܕܘܗܝ	ܨܝܕܝܗ	ܨܝܕܝܗܘܢ	ܨܝܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣyd”, 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. 301a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 477b
• 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. 1284a-b