ܫܠܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܠ ܚ (š l ḥ)
5 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪl.xaː.], [ʃɪl.ħaː.]

Noun

ܫܸܠܚܵܐ • (šilḥā) m (plural ܫܸܠܚܹ̈ܐ (šilḥē))

1. swarm of bees (outside the beehive)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ) related to sending.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛlħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃɛlħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܠܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܠܚܐ)

1. swarm
2. riverbank

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܠܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܠܚ		1st person	ܫܠܚܝ		ܫܠܚܢ
	construct	ܫܠܚ		2nd person	ܫܠܚܟ	ܫܠܚܟܝ	ܫܠܚܟܘܢ	ܫܠܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܚܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܚܗ	ܫܠܚܗ	ܫܠܚܗܘܢ	ܫܠܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܠܚܝܢ		1st person	ܫܠܚܝ		ܫܠܚܝܢ
	construct	ܫܠܚܝ		2nd person	ܫܠܚܝܟ	ܫܠܚܝܟܝ	ܫܠܚܝܟܘܢ	ܫܠܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܚܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܚܘܗܝ	ܫܠܚܝܗ	ܫܠܚܝܗܘܢ	ܫܠܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ) related to stripping. Compare Arabic سَلْخ (salḵ) and Hebrew שֶׁלַח (šélaḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛlħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃɛlħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܠܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܠܚܐ)

1. skin, hide, pelt, fleece

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܠܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܠܚ		1st person	ܫܠܚܝ		ܫܠܚܢ
	construct	ܫܠܚ		2nd person	ܫܠܚܟ	ܫܠܚܟܝ	ܫܠܚܟܘܢ	ܫܠܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܚܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܚܗ	ܫܠܚܗ	ܫܠܚܗܘܢ	ܫܠܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܠܚܝܢ		1st person	ܫܠܚܝ		ܫܠܚܝܢ
	construct	ܫܠܚܝ		2nd person	ܫܠܚܝܟ	ܫܠܚܝܟܝ	ܫܠܚܝܟܘܢ	ܫܠܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܚܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܚܘܗܝ	ܫܠܚܝܗ	ܫܠܚܝܗܘܢ	ܫܠܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ) related to stripping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑħɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܠܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. undressing, stripping
2. removal

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܠܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܠܚ		1st person	ܫܠܚܝ		ܫܠܚܢ
	construct	ܫܠܚ		2nd person	ܫܠܚܟ	ܫܠܚܟܝ	ܫܠܚܟܘܢ	ܫܠܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܚܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܚܗ	ܫܠܚܗ	ܫܠܚܗܘܢ	ܫܠܚܗܝܢ

References

• “šlḥ”, 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. 369b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 579a
• 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. 1562a-b