ܫܘܫܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒌆𒋗𒋢𒌒 (/⁠šusuppu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒌆𒋗𒋢𒌒 (/⁠šusub⁠/, “towel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃuʃɛppɑ(ʔ)], [ʃoʃɛppɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃuʃɛppe(ʔ)], [ʃoʃɛppe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܫܦܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܘܫܦܐ)

1. napkin, handkerchief, towel
2. aër, chalice covering
3. veil, head covering
4. vestment, robe

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܫܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܫܦ		1st person	ܫܘܫܦܝ		ܫܘܫܦܢ
	construct	ܫܘܫܦ		2nd person	ܫܘܫܦܟ	ܫܘܫܦܟܝ	ܫܘܫܦܟܘܢ	ܫܘܫܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܫܦܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܫܦܗ	ܫܘܫܦܗ	ܫܘܫܦܗܘܢ	ܫܘܫܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܫܦܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܫܦܝ		ܫܘܫܦܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܫܦܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܫܦܝܟ	ܫܘܫܦܝܟܝ	ܫܘܫܦܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܫܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܫܦܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܫܦܘܗܝ	ܫܘܫܦܝܗ	ܫܘܫܦܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܫܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šwšp”, 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. 364a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 569b
• 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. 1539a