ܡܫܠܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܠ ܡ (š l m)
9 terms

Agent of the verb ܡܲܫܠܸܡ (mašlim, “to surrender; betray; convert to Islam”). The first definition is a Semantic loan from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “surrenderer, Muslim”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maʃləmɑːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [mɪʃɪlmaːna]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [muʃul.mɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܐ • (mašlmānā) m (plural ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mašlmānē), female equivalent ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mašlmānīṯā))

1. Muslim (believer of Islam)
2. betrayer, traitor; deserter

   Synonym: ܡܣܲܦܝܵܢܵܐ (msapyānā)

Usage notes

Some speakers may use this term to specifically refer to Muslim Arabs, and refer to other neighboring Muslims groups by their respective ethnicity.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢ (mašlmān)		1st person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܝܼ (mašlmānī)		ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܲܢ (mašlmānan)
	construct	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢ (mašlmān)		2nd person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (mašlmānōḵ)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (mašlmānāḵ)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mašlmānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܐ (mašlmānā)		3rd person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܹܗ (mašlmānēh)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܗ̇ (mašlmānāh)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܗܘܿܢ (mašlmānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (mašlmānīn)		1st person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܝܼ̈ (mašlmānī)		ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܲܢ̈ (mašlmānan)
	construct	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܲܝ̈ (mašlmānay)		2nd person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mašlmānōḵ)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mašlmānāḵ)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mašlmānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mašlmānē)		3rd person	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mašlmānūh)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mašlmānōh)	ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mašlmānayhōn)

Adjective

ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܐ • (mašlmānā) (feminine ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mašlmānīṯā), plural ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mašlmānē))

1. Muslim, islamic

Related terms

• ܡܲܫܠܸܡ (mašlim, “to be a Muslim, convert to Islam”)
• ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mašlmānūṯā, “Islam”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʃl(ə)mɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maʃl(ə)mɑne] (plural)

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܠ ܡ
4 terms

Noun

ܡܫܠܡܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܫܠܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܫܠܡܢܝܬܐ)

1. betrayer, traitor; deserter

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܫܠܡܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܠܡܢ		1st person	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ		ܡܫܠܡܢܢ
	construct	ܡܫܠܡܢ		2nd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܟ	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܠܡܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܗܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ		ܡܫܠܡܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܠܡܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܘܗܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Derived from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).

Noun

ܡܫܠܡܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܫܠܡܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܫܠܡܢܝܬܐ)

1. Muslim

   Synonyms: ܛܝܝܐ, ܛܝܠܝܘܣ

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܫܠܡܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܠܡܢ		1st person	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ		ܡܫܠܡܢܢ
	construct	ܡܫܠܡܢ		2nd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܟ	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܠܡܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܗܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ		ܡܫܠܡܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܫܠܡܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܠܡܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܠܡܢܘܗܝ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܫܠܡܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mšlmn”, 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 371b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 307a
• 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, →ISBN, page 849b