ܫܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܝ ܢ (š y n)
2 terms

Of the same Middle Iranian origin as Old Armenian շէն (šēn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaj.nɑː]

Noun

ܫܲܝܢܵܐ • (šaynā) m

1. safety
2. peace, tranquillity, harmony

   Synonym: ܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šlāmā)

   Antonym: ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (qrāḇā)

3. (literary) cultivated or inhabited land

   Synonym: ܡܲܕ݂ܒܪܵܐ (maḏbrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܝܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܲܝܢܝܼ (šaynī)		ܫܲܝܢܲܢ (šaynan)
	construct	ܫܹܝܢ (šēn)		2nd person	ܫܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (šaynūḵ)	ܫܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (šaynāḵ)	ܫܲܝܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaynāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā)		3rd person	ܫܲܝܢܹܗ (šaynēh)	ܫܲܝܢܵܗ̇ (šaynāh)	ܫܲܝܢܗܘܿܢ (šaynhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܲܝܢܝܼ̈ (šaynī)		ܫܲܝܢܲܢ̈ (šaynan)
	construct	ܫܲܝܢܲܝ̈ (šaynay)		2nd person	ܫܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šaynūḵ)	ܫܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šaynāḵ)	ܫܲܝܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaynāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܝܢܹ̈ܐ (šaynē)		3rd person	ܫܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šaynūh)	ܫܲܝܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šaynōh)	ܫܲܝܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šaynhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܫܲܝܸܢ (mšayyin)
• ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (b-šaynā)
• ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܫܲܝܢܵܐ (yaḇrūḥā d-šaynā)

Proper noun

ܫܲܝܢܵܐ • (šaynā) f

1. a female given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Of the same Middle Iranian origin as Old Armenian շէն (šēn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃajnɑ]

Noun

ܫܝܢܐ • (šaynā) m(uncountable)

1. cultivated or inhabited land, urban area
2. domestication
3. prosperity, favorable/favourable conditions
4. peace, tranquillity, harmony
5. truce, treaty, capitulation

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܝܢ		1st person	ܫܝܢܝ		ܫܝܢܢ
	construct	ܫܝܢ		2nd person	ܫܝܢܟ	ܫܝܢܟܝ	ܫܝܢܟܘܢ	ܫܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܫܝܢܗ	ܫܝܢܗ	ܫܝܢܗܘܢ	ܫܝܢܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “inhabited land”): ܕܒܪܐ (daḇrā), ܚܘܪܒܐ (ḥurbā)
• (antonym(s) of “peace”): ܩܪܒܐ (qərāḇā)

See also

• ܫܠܡܐ (šəlāmā)

References

• “šyn²”, 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 367a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 575a
• 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, pages 1552b–1553a