ܨܢܕܘܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܨܢܕܘܩܐ

ܨܢܕܘܩܐ ܕܪܕܝܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic צַנְדּוּקָא (ṣandūqā), Ancient Greek σῠνθήκη (sunthḗkē); compare Arabic صُنْدُوق (ṣundūq) and also Ancient Greek σενδούκη (sendoúkē).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤan.duːqɑː]

Noun

ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ • (ṣandūqā) m sg (plural ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܹ̈ܐ (ṣandūqē))

1. box, chest, case
2. coffer, casket
3. till, cash register, safe, money box
4. boot, trunk (of a car)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܝܼ (ṣandūqī)		ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܲܢ (ṣandūqan)
	construct	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩ (ṣandūq)		2nd person	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܘܼܟ݂ (ṣandūqūḵ)	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣandūqāḵ)	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣandūqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ (ṣandūqā)		3rd person	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܹܗ (ṣandūqēh)	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܗ̇ (ṣandūqāh)	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܗܘܿܢ (ṣanduqhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܝܼ̈ (ṣandūqī)		ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܲܢ̈ (ṣandūqan)
	construct	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܲܝ̈ (ṣandūqay)		2nd person	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣandūqūḵ)	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣandūqāḵ)	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣandūqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܹ̈ܐ (ṣandūqē)		3rd person	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣandūqūh)	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣandūqōh)	ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣanduqhōn)

Synonyms

• ܩܘܼܬܝܼܵܐ (qūtīyā), ܥܘܼܠܒܵܐ (ˁulbā), ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ (ārōnā), ܩܹܒ݂ܘܿܬܵܐ (qēḇōtā)

Derived terms

• ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܬܵܐ (ṣanduqtā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܣܢܕܘܩܐ (sandūqā)

Etymology

From Arabic صَنْدُوق (ṣandūq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤanduqɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤanduqe] (plural)

Noun

ܨܢܕܘܩܐ • (ṣandūqā) m (plural ܨܢܕܘܩܐ (ṣandūqē))

1. box, case, chest, coffer, casket

   Synonym: ܥܝܒܐ

2. reliquary

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܢܕܘܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܢܕܘܩ		1st person	ܨܢܕܘܩܝ		ܨܢܕܘܩܢ
	construct	ܨܢܕܘܩ		2nd person	ܨܢܕܘܩܟ	ܨܢܕܘܩܟܝ	ܨܢܕܘܩܟܘܢ	ܨܢܕܘܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܢܕܘܩܐ		3rd person	ܨܢܕܘܩܗ	ܨܢܕܘܩܗ	ܨܢܕܘܩܗܘܢ	ܨܢܕܘܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܢܕܘܩܝܢ		1st person	ܨܢܕܘܩܝ		ܨܢܕܘܩܝܢ
	construct	ܨܢܕܘܩܝ		2nd person	ܨܢܕܘܩܝܟ	ܨܢܕܘܩܝܟܝ	ܨܢܕܘܩܝܟܘܢ	ܨܢܕܘܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܢܕܘܩܐ		3rd person	ܨܢܕܘܩܘܗܝ	ܨܢܕܘܩܝܗ	ܨܢܕܘܩܝܗܘܢ	ܨܢܕܘܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣndwq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “sndwq”, 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 303b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 382b, 481b
• 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, pages 1022b, 1294b