ܨܠܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܨ ܠ ܐ (ṣ l ˀ)
5 terms

Inherited from Aramaic צְלֹותָא (ṣəlōṯā) from the above root related to “bending” or “bowing down”; compare also borrowed into Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh) and Ugaritic 𐎕𐎍𐎚 (ṣlt).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤloːθaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sˤluːtaː]

Noun

ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ • (ṣlōṯā) f (plural ܨ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣlawwāṯā))

1. prayer

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܠܘܿ (ṣlō)		1st person	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܝܼ (ṣlōṯī)		ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܲܢ (ṣlōṯan)
	construct	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ (ṣlōṯ)		2nd person	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣlōṯōḵ)	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣlōṯāḵ)	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣlōṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣlōṯā)		3rd person	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܹܗ (ṣlōṯēh)	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṣlōṯāh)	ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣlōṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܨܠܲܘܵܢ̈ (ṣlawwān)		1st person	ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ṣlawwāṯī)		ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ṣlawwāṯan)
	construct	ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂̈ (ṣlawwāṯ)		2nd person	ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣlawwāṯōḵ)	ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣlawwāṯāḵ)	ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣlawwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣlawwāṯā)		3rd person	ܨ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ṣlawwāṯēh)	ܨ̈ܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṣlawwāṯāh)	ܨܠܲܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣlawwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ ṣlōṯā)
• ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣlōṯānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܨ ܠ ܐ related to heed or incline

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)loθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)lawwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܨܠܘܬܐ • (ṣəlōṯā) f (plural ܨܠܘܬܐ)

1. prayer
2. temple, sanctuary
3. (Christianity, theology) reconciliation, readmission to communion

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܠܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܠܘ		1st person	ܨܠܘܬܝ		ܨܠܘܬܢ
	construct	ܨܠܘܬ		2nd person	ܨܠܘܬܟ	ܨܠܘܬܟܝ	ܨܠܘܬܟܘܢ	ܨܠܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܠܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܠܘܬܗ	ܨܠܘܬܗ	ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ	ܨܠܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܠܘܢ		1st person	ܨܠܘܬܝ		ܨܠܘܬܢ
	construct	ܨܠܘܬ		2nd person	ܨܠܘܬܟ	ܨܠܘܬܟܝ	ܨܠܘܬܟܘܢ	ܨܠܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܠܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܠܘܬܗ	ܨܠܘܬܗ	ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ	ܨܠܘܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

• Arabic: صَلَاة (ṣalāh), صَلَوٰة (ṣalāh) — classical spelling
  • → Afar: salat
  • → Armenian: սալավաթ (salavatʻ)
  • → Azerbaijani: salavat
  • → Bashkir: салауат (salawat), Салауат (Salawat) (proper name)
  • → English: salat
  • → Georgian: სალავათი (salavati)
  • → Indonesian: salat, shalat, solat, sholat (all nonstandard)
  • → Japanese: サラー (sarā)
  • → Judeo-Arabic: צלא (ṣla, “synagogue”)
  • → Kazakh: салауат (salauat)
  • → Malay: solat
  • → Persian: صلات (salât)
  • → Russian: саля́т (salját)
  • → Spanish: azalá
  • → Swahili: swala
  • → Tatar: салават (salawat)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: صلوات (salavat)
    • Turkish: salavat
  • → Urdu: صلوٰۃ (salât)

References

• “ṣlw”, 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 302a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 479a
• 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, pages 1286b–1287a