ܫܘܢܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒋗𒉡𒌋 (/⁠šunû⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃuːnɑjɑ], [ʃunjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃuːnɑje], [ʃunje] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܢܝܐ • (šūnāyā) m (plural ܫܘܢܝܐ (šūnāyē))

1. chaste tree

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܢܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܢܝ		1st person	ܫܘܢܝܝ		ܫܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܢܝܟ	ܫܘܢܝܟܝ	ܫܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܢܝܗ	ܫܘܢܝܗ	ܫܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܢܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܢܝܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܢܝܝ		ܫܘܢܝܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܢܝܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܢܝܝܟ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟܝ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܢܝܘܗܝ	ܫܘܢܝܝܗ	ܫܘܢܝܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܢ-ܐ (š-n-ʾ) related to displacing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃunnɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃunnɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܢܝܐ • (šunnāyā) m (plural ܫܘܢܝܐ (šunnāyē))

1. change, transfer, transition, vicissitude
2. leaving, parting
3. moving, departure, migration
4. removal
5. death
6. assumption
7. defection
8. suppression
9. translation
10. (grammar) transitivity

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܢܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܢܝ		1st person	ܫܘܢܝܝ		ܫܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܢܝܟ	ܫܘܢܝܟܝ	ܫܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܢܝܗ	ܫܘܢܝܗ	ܫܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܢܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܢܝܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܢܝܝ		ܫܘܢܝܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܢܝܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܢܝܝܟ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟܝ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܢܝܘܗܝ	ܫܘܢܝܝܗ	ܫܘܢܝܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šwny²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “šwny³”, 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 374b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 566b
• 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, page 1530a-b
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 491–494
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 375–376
• Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 53