ܫܠܦܐ

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 15 May 2017

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܦ (š-l-p) related to extracting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܠܦܐ • (šəlāp̄ā) m (plural ܫܠܦܐ)

1. extraction (e.g., of an arrow) from a wound
2. bread trencher

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܠܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܠܦ	ܫܠܦܝܢ
construct	ܫܠܦ	ܫܠܦܝ
emphatic	ܫܠܦܐ	ܫܠܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܠܦܝ	ܫܠܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܠܦܟ	ܫܠܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܠܦܟܝ	ܫܠܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܠܦܗ	ܫܠܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܠܦܗ	ܫܠܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܠܦܢ	ܫܠܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܠܦܟܘܢ	ܫܠܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܠܦܟܝܢ	ܫܠܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܠܦܗܘܢ	ܫܠܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܠܦܗܝܢ	ܫܠܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܦ (š-l-p) related to extracting. Compare Hebrew שֹׁ֥לֵֽף (šōlēf, “knife, sword”) and Northern Kurdish şilf (“blade, (sharp) edge”) (a Semitic borrowing).

Alternative forms

• ܫܘܠܦܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfɑ], [ʃɛlpɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfe], [ʃɛlpe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܠܦܐ • (šəlāp̄ā, šelpā) m (plural ܫܠܦܐ)

1. blade, handleless knife

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܠܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܠܦ	ܫܠܦܝܢ
construct	ܫܠܦ	ܫܠܦܝ
emphatic	ܫܠܦܐ	ܫܠܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܠܦܝ	ܫܠܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܠܦܟ	ܫܠܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܠܦܟܝ	ܫܠܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܠܦܗ	ܫܠܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܠܦܗ	ܫܠܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܠܦܢ	ܫܠܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܠܦܟܘܢ	ܫܠܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܠܦܟܝܢ	ܫܠܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܠܦܗܘܢ	ܫܠܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܠܦܗܝܢ	ܫܠܦܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: շեղբ (šeġb)
  • Armenian: շեղբ (šeġb)
    • ⇒ Armenian: շեղբիկ (šeġbik), շղբիկ (šġbik), շղբլինկ (šġblink), շղպլիկ (šġplik), շղբինկ (šġbink)
      • → Northern Kurdish: şixtîk (“useless old knife”)

Etymology 3

Compare Arabic سِلْف (silf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɑlpɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃɑlpe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܠܦܐ • (šāləp̄ā) m (plural ܫܠܦܐ)

1. brother-in-law (specifically sister's husband)

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܠܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܠܦ	ܫܠܦܝܢ
construct	ܫܠܦ	ܫܠܦܝ
emphatic	ܫܠܦܐ	ܫܠܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܠܦܝ	ܫܠܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܠܦܟ	ܫܠܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܠܦܟܝ	ܫܠܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܠܦܗ	ܫܠܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܠܦܗ	ܫܠܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܠܦܢ	ܫܠܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܠܦܟܘܢ	ܫܠܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܠܦܟܝܢ	ܫܠܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܠܦܗܘܢ	ܫܠܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܠܦܗܝܢ	ܫܠܦܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܓܝܣܐ
• ܚܬܢܐ
• ܝܒܡܐ
• ܣܘܠܦܐ

References

• “šlpˀ”, 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. 371b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 582b
• 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. 1569a