ܚܘܛܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܛ (ḥ-w-ṭ) related to sewing. Compare Arabic خَيْط (ḵayṭ) and Hebrew חוּט (ḥûṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħutˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħutˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܘܛܐ)

1. thread, string
2. seam
3. (anatomy) suture (of the skull)
4. cord used for measuring
5. fringe; headband, tassel

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܘܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܘܛ	ܚܘܛܝܢ
construct	ܚܘܛ	ܚܘܛܝ
emphatic	ܚܘܛܐ	ܚܘܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܘܛܝ	ܚܘܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܘܛܟ	ܚܘܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܘܛܟܝ	ܚܘܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܘܛܗ	ܚܘܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܘܛܗ	ܚܘܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܘܛܢ	ܚܘܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܘܛܟܘܢ	ܚܘܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܘܛܟܝܢ	ܚܘܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܘܛܗܘܢ	ܚܘܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܘܛܗܝܢ	ܚܘܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ܚܘܘܛܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħawtˤɑ]

Noun

ܚܘܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. wantonness, lasciviousness
2. gait (of a horse)

Inflection

    declension of ܚܘܛܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܚܘܛ
construct	ܚܘܛ
emphatic	ܚܘܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܘܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܘܛܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܘܛܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܘܛܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܘܛܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܘܛܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܘܛܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܘܛܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܘܛܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܘܛܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥwṭ”, 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 99b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 131a
• 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 423a