ܨܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܬ (ṣ-w-t) related to hearkening. Compare Arabic صَوْت (ṣawt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤawtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤawte(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܘܬܐ)

1. hearing, hearkening, attention, heed
2. sound, voice

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܘܬ	ܨܘܬܝܢ
construct	ܨܘܬ	ܨܘܬܝ
emphatic	ܨܘܬܐ	ܨܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܘܬܝ	ܨܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܘܬܟ	ܨܘܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܘܬܟܝ	ܨܘܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܘܬܗ	ܨܘܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܘܬܗ	ܨܘܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܘܬܢ	ܨܘܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܘܬܟܘܢ	ܨܘܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܘܬܟܝܢ	ܨܘܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܘܬܗܘܢ	ܨܘܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܘܬܗܝܢ	ܨܘܬܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤaw(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤaw(ə)θe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܘܬܐ)

1. conversation
2. enjoyment
3. frequentation, familiar intercourse
4. companion
5. companionship, association, joint venture
6. society

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܘܬ	ܨܘܬܝܢ
construct	ܨܘܬ	ܨܘܬܝ
emphatic	ܨܘܬܐ	ܨܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܘܬܝ	ܨܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܘܬܟ	ܨܘܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܘܬܟܝ	ܨܘܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܘܬܗ	ܨܘܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܘܬܗ	ܨܘܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܘܬܢ	ܨܘܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܘܬܟܘܢ	ܨܘܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܘܬܟܝܢ	ܨܘܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܘܬܗܘܢ	ܨܘܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܘܬܗܝܢ	ܨܘܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣwt”, 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. 300b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 477a
• 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. 1282b