ܫܢܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ-ܢ-ܐ
1 term

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛnjɑ], [ʃ(ə)nɑjɑ]

Noun

ܫܢܝܐ • (šenyā, šnāyā) m(uncountable)

1. madness, insanity
2. frenzy
3. infatuation

Inflection

    declension of ܫܢܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܢܝ ,ܫܢܐ	—
construct	ܫܢܝ ,ܫܢܐ	—
emphatic	ܫܢܝܐ	—
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܢܝܝ	—
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܢܝܟ	—
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܢܝܟܝ	—
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܢܝܗ	—
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܢܝܗ	—
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܢܝܢ	—
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܢܝܟܘܢ	—
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܢܝܟܝܢ	—
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܢܝܗܘܢ	—
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܢܝܗܝܢ	—

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)nɑjɑ], [ʃannɑjɑ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)nɑje], [ʃannɑje] (plural)

Adjective

ܫܢܝܐ • (šənāyā, šannāyā) m (plural ܫܢܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܢܝܬܐ)

1. mad, insane
2. frantic
3. infatuated

Inflection

    declension of ܫܢܝܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܢܝ	ܫܢܝܝܢ
construct	ܫܢܝ	ܫܢܝܝ
emphatic	ܫܢܝܐ	ܫܢܝܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܢܝܐ	ܫܢܝܢ
construct	ܫܢܝܬ	ܫܢܝܬ
emphatic	ܫܢܝܬܐ	ܫܢܝܬܐ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)najjɑ]

Noun

ܫܢܝܐ • (šənayyā)

1. emphatic plural of ܫܢܬܐ (šantā)

References

• “šny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “šny”, 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 374a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 587b
• 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 1580a