ܟܘܫܪܐ
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Classical Syriac[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the root ܟ-ܫ-ܪ (k-š-r) related to being fit. Compare Hebrew כֹּשֶׁר (kṓšer).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ܟܘܫܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܘܫܪܐ)
- skill, ability, advantage
- ingenuity, diligence, activity, vigour, assiduity
- prosperity, success
- (in the plural) riches
Inflection[edit]
inflection of ܟܘܫܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܘܫܪ | ܟܘܫܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܘܫܪ | ܟܘܫܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܘܫܪܐ | ܟܘܫܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܘܫܪܝ | ܟܘܫܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܘܫܪܟ | ܟܘܫܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܘܫܪܟܝ | ܟܘܫܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܘܫܪܗ | ܟܘܫܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܘܫܪܗ | ܟܘܫܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܘܫܪܢ | ܟܘܫܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܘܫܪܟܘܢ | ܟܘܫܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܘܫܪܟܝܢ | ܟܘܫܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܘܫܪܗܘܢ | ܟܘܫܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܘܫܪܗܝܢ | ܟܘܫܪܝܗܝܢ |
References[edit]
- “kwšr”, 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. 164b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 212a
- 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, pp. 615b-616a