ܫܘܚܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܚ ܕ (š ḥ d)
1 term

Compare Hebrew שֹׁחַד (shókhad).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃux.dɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܚܕܵܐ • (šuḥdā) m sg (plural ܫܘܼܚܕܹ̈ܐ (šuḥdē))

1. bribe
2. blood money
3. forced contribution

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܚܕܵܐ (šuḥdā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܘܼܚܕܝܼ (šuḥdī)		ܫܘܼܚܕܲܢ (šuḥdan)
	construct	ܫܚܘܿܕ݂ (šḥōḏ)	2nd person	ܫܘܼܚܕܘܼܟ݂ (šuḥdūḵ)	ܫܘܼܚܕܵܟ݂ܝ (šuḥdāḵ)	ܫܘܼܚܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šuḥdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܚܕܵܐ (šuḥdā)	3rd person	ܫܘܼܚܕܹܗ (šuḥdēh)	ܫܘܼܚܕܵܗ̇ (šuḥdāh)	ܫܘܼܚܕܗܘܿܢ (šuḥdhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܘܼܚܕܝܼ̈ (šuḥdī)		ܫܘܼܚܕܲܢ̈ (šuḥdan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܚܕܲܝ̈ (šuḥday)	2nd person	ܫܘܼܚܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šuḥdūḵ)	ܫܘܼܚܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šuḥdāḵ)	ܫܘܼܚܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šuḥdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܚܕܹ̈ܐ (šuḥdē)	3rd person	ܫܘܼܚܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šuḥdūh)	ܫܘܼܚܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šuḥdōh)	ܫܘܼܚܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šuḥdhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܚ-ܕ (š-ḥ-d) related to bribing. Compare Hebrew שֹׁחַד (šṓḥaḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃuħdɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃuħde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܚܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܚܕܐ)

1. bribe
2. blood money
3. forced contribution

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

    declension of ܫܘܚܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܚܘܕ	ܫܘܚܕܝܢ
construct	ܫܚܘܕ	ܫܘܚܕܝ
emphatic	ܫܘܚܕܐ	ܫܘܚܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܚܕܝ	ܫܘܚܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܚܕܟ	ܫܘܚܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܚܕܟܝ	ܫܘܚܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܚܕܗ	ܫܘܚܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܚܕܗ	ܫܘܚܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܚܕܢ	ܫܘܚܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܚܕܟܘܢ	ܫܘܚܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܚܕܟܝܢ	ܫܘܚܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܚܕܗܘܢ	ܫܘܚܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܚܕܗܝܢ	ܫܘܚܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šḥwd”, 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. 364b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 564a
• 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. 1522a