ܫܠܝܚܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)liħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)liħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ), related to sending. Compare Arabic سَلِيح (salīḥ) and Hebrew שָׁלִיחַ (šālîaḥ).

Noun

ܫܠܝܚܐ • (šlīḥā) m (plural ܫܠܝܚܐ)

1. messenger, emissary
2. (religion) missionary, apostle

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܠܝܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܠܝܚ	ܫܠܝܚܝܢ
construct	ܫܠܝܚ	ܫܠܝܚܝ
emphatic	ܫܠܝܚܐ	ܫܠܝܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܠܝܚܝ	ܫܠܝܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܠܝܚܟ	ܫܠܝܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܠܝܚܟܝ	ܫܠܝܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܠܝܚܗ	ܫܠܝܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܠܝܚܗ	ܫܠܝܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܠܝܚܢ	ܫܠܝܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܠܝܚܟܘܢ	ܫܠܝܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܠܝܚܟܝܢ	ܫܠܝܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܠܝܚܗܘܢ	ܫܠܝܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܠܝܚܗܝܢ	ܫܠܝܚܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ

Descendants

• → Malayalam: ശ്ലീഹ (ślīha)

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ) related to sending. Compare Hebrew שָׁלוּחַ (šālûaḥ).

Adjective

ܫܠܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܠܝܚܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܠܝܚܬܐ)

1. sent

Inflection

    declension of ܫܠܝܚܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܠܝܚ	ܫܠܝܚܝܢ
construct	ܫܠܝܚ	ܫܠܝܚܝ
emphatic	ܫܠܝܚܐ	ܫܠܝܚܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܠܝܚܐ	ܫܠܝܚܢ
construct	ܫܠܝܚܬ	ܫܠܝܚܬ
emphatic	ܫܠܝܚܬܐ	ܫܠܝܚܬܐ

Etymology 3

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܚ (š-l-ḥ) related to stripping.

Adjective

ܫܠܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܠܝܚܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܠܝܚܬܐ)

1. nude, naked, bare

Inflection

    declension of ܫܠܝܚܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܠܝܚ	ܫܠܝܚܝܢ
construct	ܫܠܝܚ	ܫܠܝܚܝ
emphatic	ܫܠܝܚܐ	ܫܠܝܚܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܠܝܚܐ	ܫܠܝܚܢ
construct	ܫܠܝܚܬ	ܫܠܝܚܬ
emphatic	ܫܠܝܚܬܐ	ܫܠܝܚܬܐ

Derived terms

• ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ

References

• “šlyḥ”, 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. 369b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 580a-b
• 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. 1564b