ܫܐܕܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܐ ܕ (š ˀ d)
2 terms

Etymology

From ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ (šēḏā, “demon”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending), with the second definition a later development from the first; compare Hebrew שֵׁדוֹן (shedón).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃeːʔðɑːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʃɪðɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ • (šēḏānā) m (plural ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܹܐ (šēḏānē), feminine ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šēḏānīṯā))

1. demoniac, possessed person
2. crazy person
3. foolish person

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܝܼ (šēḏānī)		ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܲܢ (šēḏānan)
	construct	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢ (šēḏān)		2nd person	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (šēḏānūḵ)	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (šēḏānāḵ)	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šēḏānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ (šēḏānā)		3rd person	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܹܗ (šēḏānēh)	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܗ̇ (šēḏānāh)	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܗܘܿܢ (šēḏānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܝܼ̈ (šēḏānī)		ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܲܢ̈ (šēḏānan)
	construct	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܲܝ̈ (šēḏānay)		2nd person	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šēḏānūḵ)	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šēḏānāḵ)	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šēḏānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šēḏānē)		3rd person	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šēḏānūh)	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šēḏānōh)	ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šēḏānhōn)

Adjective

ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ • (šēḏānā) (feminine ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šēḏānīṯā), plural ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܹܐ (šēḏānē))

1. demonic, possessed
2. crazy, mad
3. foolish, stupid

Derived terms

• ܡܫܲܝܕܸܢ (mšaydin)
• ܫܹܐܕܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (šēdānūtā)
• ܫܹܐܕܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šēdānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܫܐܕܐ (šēḏā, “demon”) + the adjectival ending ܢܐ- (-ānā). Compare Hebrew שֵׁדוֹן (šēḏôn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃeˈðɑ.nɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃeˈðɑ.ne] (plural)

Noun

ܫܐܕܢܐ • (šēḏānā) m (plural ܫܐܕܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܐܕܢܝܬܐ)

1. demoniac; demon

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܐܕܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܐܕܢ		1st person	ܫܐܕܢܝ		ܫܐܕܢܢ
	construct	ܫܐܕܢ		2nd person	ܫܐܕܢܟ	ܫܐܕܢܟܝ	ܫܐܕܢܟܘܢ	ܫܐܕܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܐܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܫܐܕܢܗ	ܫܐܕܢܗ	ܫܐܕܢܗܘܢ	ܫܐܕܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܐܕܢܝܢ		1st person	ܫܐܕܢܝ		ܫܐܕܢܝܢ
	construct	ܫܐܕܢܝ		2nd person	ܫܐܕܢܝܟ	ܫܐܕܢܝܟܝ	ܫܐܕܢܝܟܘܢ	ܫܐܕܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܐܕܢܐ		3rd person	ܫܐܕܢܘܗܝ	ܫܐܕܢܝܗ	ܫܐܕܢܝܗܘܢ	ܫܐܕܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šydn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-06
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 355a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 553a
• 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. 1496a