ܒܨܘܝܐ
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Classical Syriac[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the root ܒ-ܨ-ܐ (b-ṣ-ʾ) related to searching.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ܒܨܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܨܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܒܨܘܝܬܐ)
Usage notes[edit]
The sense of "inquirer" is often used negatively as someone who is too curious for their own good (e.g. heretics).
Inflection[edit]
inflection of ܒܨܘܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܨܘܝ | ܒܨܘܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܨܘܝ | ܒܨܘܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܨܘܝܐ | ܒܨܘܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܨܘܝܝ | ܒܨܘܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܨܘܝܟ | ܒܨܘܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܨܘܝܟܝ | ܒܨܘܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܨܘܝܗ | ܒܨܘܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܨܘܝܗ | ܒܨܘܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܨܘܝܢ | ܒܨܘܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܨܘܝܟܘܢ | ܒܨܘܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܨܘܝܟܝܢ | ܒܨܘܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܨܘܝܗܘܢ | ܒܨܘܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܨܘܝܗܝܢ | ܒܨܘܝܝܗܝܢ |
References[edit]
- “bṣwy”, 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, p. 35a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 51b
- 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. 174a