ܫܘܠܛܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܠ ܛ (š l ṭ)
9 terms

Inherited from Aramaic שׁוּלְטָנָא (šūlṭānā); compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón, “rulership, authority”) and also borrowed into Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān, “Sultan”). The second and third meanings are learned semantic loans from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃul.tˤɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܐ • (šulṭānā) m sg (plural ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šulṭānē), feminine ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šulṭānīṯā))

1. ruler, sultan
2. a government, authority
3. governance, rule, office; power, might

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܝܼ (šulṭānī)		ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܲܢ (šulṭānan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢ (šulṭān)		2nd person	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (šulṭānūḵ)	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (šulṭānāḵ)	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šulṭānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܐ (šulṭānā)		3rd person	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܹܗ (šulṭānēh)	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܗ̇ (šulṭānāh)	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܗܘܿܢ (šulṭānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܝܼ̈ (šulṭānī)		ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܲܢ̈ (šulṭānan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܲܝ̈ (šulṭānay)		2nd person	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šulṭānūḵ)	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šulṭānāḵ)	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šulṭānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šulṭānē)		3rd person	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šulṭānūh)	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šulṭānōh)	ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šulṭānhōn)

Related terms

• ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šulṭānāyā)
• ܫܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ (šalīṭā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܛ (š-l-ṭ) related to dominating. Compare Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃultˤɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃultˤɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܠܛܢܐ • (šūlṭānāʾ) m (plural ܫܘܠܛܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܘܠܛܢܝܬܐ)

1. power, might
2. domination, victory
3. sway, mastery, control
4. free will
5. yielding
6. permission
7. function, duty, charge
8. authority, rule, government, office
9. sovereignty, imperium, jurisdiction, capacity
10. dominion, territory, district, province, diocese
11. sultan, prince
12. chief, ruler, commander, governor, magistrate
13. (used with possessive suffixes as a title) Excellency

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܠܛܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܠܛܢ		1st person	ܫܘܠܛܢܝ		ܫܘܠܛܢܢ
	construct	ܫܘܠܛܢ		2nd person	ܫܘܠܛܢܟ	ܫܘܠܛܢܟܝ	ܫܘܠܛܢܟܘܢ	ܫܘܠܛܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܠܛܢܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܠܛܢܗ	ܫܘܠܛܢܗ	ܫܘܠܛܢܗܘܢ	ܫܘܠܛܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܠܛܢܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܠܛܢܝ		ܫܘܠܛܢܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܠܛܢܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܠܛܢܝܟ	ܫܘܠܛܢܝܟܝ	ܫܘܠܛܢܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܠܛܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܠܛܢܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܠܛܢܘܗܝ	ܫܘܠܛܢܝܗ	ܫܘܠܛܢܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܠܛܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: سُلطان (sulṭān) (see there for further descendants)

References

• “šwlṭn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-20
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 370a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 565b
• 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. 1528a-b