ܥܛܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ-ܛ-ܪ (ʿ-ṭ-r) related to being emitted. Compare Arabic عِطْر (ʿiṭr) and Hebrew עֲתַר (ʿăṯar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɛtˤrɑ(ʔ)](singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɛtˤre(ʔ)], [ʕɛtˤrɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܛܪܐ • (ˁeṭrā) m (plural ܥܛܪܢܐ or ܥܛܪܐ)

1. vapor/vapour, fume, steam
2. (weather) whirlwind
3. smell, odor/odour, perfume
4. incense
5. (botany) aspalathus
6. (architecture) volute

Usage notes

The plural ܥܛܪܢܐ (ʿeṭrānēʾ) is used for the sense of "incense" while the plural ܥܛܪܐ (ʿeṭrēʾ) is used for other senses.

Inflection

    declension of ܥܛܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܛܪ	ܥܛܪܢܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܢ
construct	ܥܛܪ	ܥܛܪܢܝ ,ܥܛܪܝ
emphatic	ܥܛܪܐ	ܥܛܪܢܐ ,ܥܛܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܛܪܝ	ܥܛܪܢܝ ,ܥܛܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܛܪܟ	ܥܛܪܢܝܟ ,ܥܛܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܛܪܟܝ	ܥܛܪܢܝܟܝ ,ܥܛܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܛܪܗ	ܥܛܪܢܘܗܝ ,ܥܛܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܛܪܗ	ܥܛܪܢܝܗ ,ܥܛܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܛܪܢ	ܥܛܪܢܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܛܪܟܘܢ	ܥܛܪܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܛܪܟܝܢ	ܥܛܪܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܛܪܗܘܢ	ܥܛܪܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܛܪܗܝܢ	ܥܛܪܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic عَطَّار (ʿaṭṭār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕatˤtˤɑrɑ(ʔ)](singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕatˤtˤɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܛܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܛܪܐ)

1. druggist, pharmacist
2. perfumer

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܛܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܛܪ	ܥܛܪܝܢ
construct	ܥܛܪ	ܥܛܪܝ
emphatic	ܥܛܪܐ	ܥܛܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܛܪܝ	ܥܛܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܛܪܟ	ܥܛܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܛܪܟܝ	ܥܛܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܛܪܗ	ܥܛܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܛܪܗ	ܥܛܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܛܪܢ	ܥܛܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܛܪܟܘܢ	ܥܛܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܛܪܟܝܢ	ܥܛܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܛܪܗܘܢ	ܥܛܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܛܪܗܝܢ	ܥܛܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁṭr”, 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. 251a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 410b
• 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. 1094b