ܫܠܦܐ

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 15 May 2017

Root
ܫ ܠ ܦ
1 term

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܠܦܐ • (šəlāp̄ā) m (plural ܫܠܦܐ)

1. extraction (e.g., of an arrow) from a wound
2. bread trencher

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܠܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܠܦ		1st person	ܫܠܦܝ		ܫܠܦܢ
	construct	ܫܠܦ		2nd person	ܫܠܦܟ	ܫܠܦܟܝ	ܫܠܦܟܘܢ	ܫܠܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܦܗ	ܫܠܦܗ	ܫܠܦܗܘܢ	ܫܠܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܠܦܝܢ		1st person	ܫܠܦܝ		ܫܠܦܝܢ
	construct	ܫܠܦܝ		2nd person	ܫܠܦܝܟ	ܫܠܦܝܟܝ	ܫܠܦܝܟܘܢ	ܫܠܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܦܘܗܝ	ܫܠܦܝܗ	ܫܠܦܝܗܘܢ	ܫܠܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Biblical Hebrew שֹׁלֵף (šolep̄, “knife, sword”) and Northern Kurdish şilf (“blade, (sharp) edge”) (a Semitic borrowing).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfɑ], [ʃɛlpɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfe], [ʃɛlpe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܠܦܐ • (šəlāp̄ā, šelpā) m (plural ܫܠܦܐ)

1. blade, handleless knife

   Alternative form: ܫܘܠܦܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܠܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܠܦ		1st person	ܫܠܦܝ		ܫܠܦܢ
	construct	ܫܠܦ		2nd person	ܫܠܦܟ	ܫܠܦܟܝ	ܫܠܦܟܘܢ	ܫܠܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܦܗ	ܫܠܦܗ	ܫܠܦܗܘܢ	ܫܠܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܠܦܝܢ		1st person	ܫܠܦܝ		ܫܠܦܝܢ
	construct	ܫܠܦܝ		2nd person	ܫܠܦܝܟ	ܫܠܦܝܟܝ	ܫܠܦܝܟܘܢ	ܫܠܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܦܘܗܝ	ܫܠܦܝܗ	ܫܠܦܝܗܘܢ	ܫܠܦܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: շեղբ (šeġb)
  • Armenian: շեղբ (šeġb)
    • ⇒ Armenian: շեղբիկ (šeġbik), շղբիկ (šġbik), շղբլինկ (šġblink), շղպլիկ (šġplik), շղբինկ (šġbink)
      • → Northern Kurdish: şixtîk (“useless old knife”)

Etymology 3

Compare Arabic سِلْف (silf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɑlpɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃɑlpe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܠܦܐ • (šāləp̄ā) m (plural ܫܠܦܐ)

1. brother-in-law (specifically sister's husband)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܠܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܠܦ		1st person	ܫܠܦܝ		ܫܠܦܢ
	construct	ܫܠܦ		2nd person	ܫܠܦܟ	ܫܠܦܟܝ	ܫܠܦܟܘܢ	ܫܠܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܦܗ	ܫܠܦܗ	ܫܠܦܗܘܢ	ܫܠܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܠܦܝܢ		1st person	ܫܠܦܝ		ܫܠܦܝܢ
	construct	ܫܠܦܝ		2nd person	ܫܠܦܝܟ	ܫܠܦܝܟܝ	ܫܠܦܝܟܘܢ	ܫܠܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܦܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܦܘܗܝ	ܫܠܦܝܗ	ܫܠܦܝܗܘܢ	ܫܠܦܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܓܝܣܐ
• ܚܬܢܐ
• ܝܒܡܐ
• ܣܘܠܦܐ

References

• “šlpˀ”, 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 371b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 582b
• 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 1569a