ܐܘܙܢܐ
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Classical Syriac[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Iranian *āβzan. Compare Arabic أَبْزَن (ʔabzan) and Persian آبزن (âbzan).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ܐܘܙܢܐ • (ʾāwzānāʾ) m (plural ܐܘܙܢܐ)
- basin, laver (usually made of stone)
- (Christianity) baptismal font
- bowl, platter
- sarcophagus
Inflection[edit]
inflection of ܐܘܙܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܘܙܢ | ܐܘܙܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܘܙܢ | ܐܘܙܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܘܙܢܐ | ܐܘܙܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܘܙܢܝ | ܐܘܙܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܘܙܢܟ | ܐܘܙܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܘܙܢܟܝ | ܐܘܙܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܘܙܢܗ | ܐܘܙܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܘܙܢܗ | ܐܘܙܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܘܙܢܢ | ܐܘܙܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܘܙܢܟܘܢ | ܐܘܙܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܘܙܢܟܝܢ | ܐܘܙܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܘܙܢܗܘܢ | ܐܘܙܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܘܙܢܗܝܢ | ܐܘܙܢܝܗܝܢ |
References[edit]
- “ˀwzn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-13
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)[1], Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 4a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 5a
- 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. 13b