ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܫܘܬܦܐ (šawtāp̄ā, “partner”), from Akkadian 𒋗𒋰 (šutāpu [ŠU.TAB]) + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃawtɑfuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃawtɑfwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ)

1. participation, communion
2. partnership, fellowship, association
3. communicating, intercourse
4. copulation, sexual intercourse
5. matrimony, marriage
6. donation, charitable contribution
7. (grammar) participle

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܬܦܘ		1st person	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܝ		ܫܘܬܦܘܬܢ
	construct	ܫܘܬܦܘܬ		2nd person	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟܝ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟܘܢ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗܘܢ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܬܦܘܢ		1st person	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܝ		ܫܘܬܦܘܬܢ
	construct	ܫܘܬܦܘܬ		2nd person	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟܝ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟܘܢ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗܘܢ	ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܠܐ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ
• ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܕܐ

Proper noun

ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (Christianity) Holy Communion

References

• “šwtpw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-22
• 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. 570a
• 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. 1540a