ܫܝܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• שישא

Etymology 1

Probably related to ܫܝܫܬܐ (šīštā, “glass bottle”). Compare Hebrew שַׁיִשׁ (śáyiś).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃiːʃɑ(ʔ)], [ʃeːʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃiːʃe(ʔ)], [ʃeːʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܝܫܐ • (šēšā, šīšā) m (plural ܫܝܫܐ)

1. marble (rock)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܝܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܝܫ		1st person	ܫܝܫܝ		ܫܝܫܢ
	construct	ܫܝܫ		2nd person	ܫܝܫܟ	ܫܝܫܟܝ	ܫܝܫܟܘܢ	ܫܝܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܝܫܐ		3rd person	ܫܝܫܗ	ܫܝܫܗ	ܫܝܫܗܘܢ	ܫܝܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܝܫܝܢ		1st person	ܫܝܫܝ		ܫܝܫܝܢ
	construct	ܫܝܫܝ		2nd person	ܫܝܫܝܟ	ܫܝܫܝܟܝ	ܫܝܫܝܟܘܢ	ܫܝܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܝܫܐ		3rd person	ܫܝܫܘܗܝ	ܫܝܫܝܗ	ܫܝܫܝܗܘܢ	ܫܝܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃiːʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃiːʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܝܫܐ • (šīšā) f (plural ܫܝܫܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܫܝܫܬܐ (“bottle”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܝܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܝܫ		1st person	ܫܝܫܝ		ܫܝܫܢ
	construct	ܫܝܫ		2nd person	ܫܝܫܟ	ܫܝܫܟܝ	ܫܝܫܟܘܢ	ܫܝܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܝܫܐ		3rd person	ܫܝܫܗ	ܫܝܫܗ	ܫܝܫܗܘܢ	ܫܝܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܝܫܝܢ		1st person	ܫܝܫܝ		ܫܝܫܝܢ
	construct	ܫܝܫܝ		2nd person	ܫܝܫܝܟ	ܫܝܫܝܟܝ	ܫܝܫܝܟܘܢ	ܫܝܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܝܫܐ		3rd person	ܫܝܫܘܗܝ	ܫܝܫܝܗ	ܫܝܫܝܗܘܢ	ܫܝܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃiʃe(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܝܫܐ • (šīše)

1. emphatic plural of ܫܝܫܬܐ

References

• “šyš”, 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 575b
• 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 1554b