ܫܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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From Aramaic שֵׁנָא (šennā), from Proto-Semitic *šinn-; compare Akkadian 𒅗 (šinnum), Arabic سِنّ (sinn) and Hebrew שֵׁן (shén).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃɪn.nɑː]

Noun

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ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ (šinnēm sg (plural ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ (šinnē))

  1. (anatomy) tooth, fang, tusk
  2. (anatomy) axis, epistropheus
  3. tooth (of a fork), prong, spike
Inflection
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    Inflection of ܫܸܢܵܐ (šinnā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܫܸܢܝܼ
(šinī)
ܫܸܢܲܢ
(šinnan)
construct ܫܸܢ
(šin)
2nd person ܫܸܢܘܼܟ݂
(šinūḵ)
ܫܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ
(šinnāḵ)
ܫܸܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(šinnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܫܸܢܵܐ
(šinnā)
3rd person ܫܸܢܹܗ
(šinnēh)
ܫܸܢܵܗ̇
(šinnāh)
ܫܸܢܗܘܿܢ
(šinhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܫܸܢܝܼ̈
(šinī)
ܫܸܢܲܢ̈
(šinnan)
construct ܫܸܢܲܝ̈
(šinnay)
2nd person ܫܸܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(šinūḵ)
ܫܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(šinnāḵ)
ܫܸܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(šinnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ
(šinnē)
3rd person ܫܸܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(šinūh)
ܫܸܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(šinnōh)
ܫܸܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(šinhōn)
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Etymology 2

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From the older form *ܫܢܹܐ (*šnē). Compare Turoyo ܐܷܫ̈ܢܶܐ (ëšne), Classical Syriac ܫ̈ܢܲܝܵܐ (šənayyā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃɪn.neː]

Noun

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ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ (šinnēf pl

  1. plural of ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, year)

Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *šinn-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃɛnnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃɛnne], [ʃɛnnɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܫܢܐ (šennāc (plural ܫܢܢܬܐ (šennənāṯā) or ܫܢܬܐ (šennāṯā) or ܫܢܐ (šennē))

  1. tooth, fang, tusk
  2. axis, epistropheus
  3. ivory
  4. tooth (of a fork), prong, spike
  5. rocky crag, steep cliff, mountain peak
  6. age, era
Usage notes
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Usually, the plural ܫܢܐ (šennē) is used for the literal sense of “teeth” while the plurals ܫܢܬܐ (šennāṯā) and ܫܢܢܬܐ (šennənāṯā) are used for figurative senses.

Inflection
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic سَنَاء (sanāʔ, eminence, highness).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܫܢܐ (šannām (plural ܫܢܐ (šannē))

  1. sublimity, great honour
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܫܢܐ (šənā)

  1. absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ (šantā, year)

Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܫܢܐ (šennā)

  1. absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ (šennəṯā, sleep)

Etymology 5

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܫܢܐ (šnē)

  1. absolute singular of ܫܢܝܐ (šenyā, madness)
  2. construct state singular of ܫܢܝܐ (šenyā, madness)

References

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  • šn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 789a
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 374a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 586a–587a
  • 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 1577b