ܫܝܫܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܫܝܫܠܬܐ

Etymology

Common Semitic; compare Akkadian 𒉠𒂡𒂡 (/⁠šeršerratu⁠/), Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila), Hebrew שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת (šaršéreṯ), and Amharic ሰንሰለት (sänsälät). Also compare Old Armenian շղթայ (šłtʻay).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪʃ.ɪl.tɑː]

Noun

ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܐ • (šīšiltā) f sg (plural ܫܝܼܫ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܹܐ (šīšlāṯē) or ܫܝܼܫ̈ܠܹܐ (šīšlē) or ܫܝܼܫܸ̈ܠܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šīšilyāṯā))

1. chain, bond, fetter
2. line, series, sequence
3. necklace
4. zipper

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܐ (šīšiltā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܝܼ (šīšiltī)		ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܲܢ (šīšiltan)
	construct	ܫܝܼܫܠܲܬ݂ (šīšlaṯ)	2nd person	ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܘܼܟ݂ (šīšiltūḵ)	ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ (šīšiltāḵ)	ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šīšiltāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܐ (šīšiltā)	3rd person	ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܹܗ (šīšiltēh)	ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܗ̇ (šīšiltāh)	ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܗܘܿܢ (šīšilthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (šīšlāṯī)		ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (šīšlāṯan)
	construct	ܫܝܼܫ̈ܠܵܬ݂ (šīšlāṯ)	2nd person	ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šīšlāṯūḵ)	ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šīšlāṯāḵ)	ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šīšlāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܝܼܫ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܹܐ (šīšlāṯē)	3rd person	ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šīšlāṯūh)	ܫܝܼܫ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (šīšlāṯōh)	ܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šīšlāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܲܠܫܸܠ (šalšil, “to enchain, thread”)
• ܫܝܼܫܠܵܝܵܐ (šīšlāyā, “made of chain”)
• ܫܝܼܫܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šīšlānāyā, “in the form of a chain”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܫܫܠܬܐ (šēšaltā)

Etymology

Common Semitic; compare Akkadian 𒉠𒂡𒂡 (/⁠šeršerratu⁠/), Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila), Hebrew שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת (šaršéreṯ), and Amharic ሰንሰለት (sänsälät). Also compare Old Armenian շղթայ (šłtʻay).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃe(j)ʃaltɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃe(j)ʃle(ʔ)], [ʃe(j)ʃlɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܝܫܠܬܐ • (šēšaltā) f (plural ܫܝܫܠܬܐ (šĕšlāṯā) or ܫܝܫܠܐ (šešle))

1. chain, bond, fetter
2. line, series, sequence
3. offspring
4. crowd, throng, troop
5. (grammar, orthography) vowel diacritic

Inflection

    declension of ܫܝܫܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܝܫܠܐ	ܫܝܫܠܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܢ
construct	ܫܝܫܠܬ	ܫܝܫܠܬ ,ܫܝܫܠܝ
emphatic	ܫܝܫܠܬܐ	ܫܝܫܠܬܐ ,ܫܝܫܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܝܫܠܬܝ	ܫܝܫܠܬܝ ,ܫܝܫܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܝܫܠܬܟ	ܫܝܫܠܬܟ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܝܫܠܬܟܝ	ܫܝܫܠܬܟܝ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܝܫܠܬܗ	ܫܝܫܠܬܗ ,ܫܝܫܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܝܫܠܬܗ	ܫܝܫܠܬܗ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܝܫܠܬܢ	ܫܝܫܠܬܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܝܫܠܬܟܘܢ	ܫܝܫܠܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܝܫܠܬܟܝܢ	ܫܝܫܠܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܝܫܠܬܗܘܢ	ܫܝܫܠܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܝܫܠܬܗܝܢ	ܫܝܫܠܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܝܫܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šyšlh”, 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 384b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 575b
• 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 1555a