ܫܘܢܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒋗𒉡𒌋 (/⁠šunû⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃuːnɑjɑ], [ʃunjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃuːnɑje], [ʃunje] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܢܝܐ • (šūnāyā) m (plural ܫܘܢܝܐ (šūnāyē))

1. chaste tree

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܘܢܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܢܝ	ܫܘܢܝܝܢ
construct	ܫܘܢܝ	ܫܘܢܝܝ
emphatic	ܫܘܢܝܐ	ܫܘܢܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܢܝܝ	ܫܘܢܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܢܝܟ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܢܝܟܝ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܢܝܗ	ܫܘܢܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܢܝܗ	ܫܘܢܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܢܝܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܢܝܟܝܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܢܝܗܝܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܢ-ܐ (š-n-ʾ) related to displacing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃunnɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃunnɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܢܝܐ • (šunnāyā) m (plural ܫܘܢܝܐ (šunnāyē))

1. change, transfer, transition, vicissitude
2. leaving, parting
3. moving, departure, migration
4. removal
5. death
6. assumption
7. defection
8. suppression
9. translation
10. (grammar) transitivity

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܘܢܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܢܝ	ܫܘܢܝܝܢ
construct	ܫܘܢܝ	ܫܘܢܝܝ
emphatic	ܫܘܢܝܐ	ܫܘܢܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܢܝܝ	ܫܘܢܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܢܝܟ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܢܝܟܝ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܢܝܗ	ܫܘܢܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܢܝܗ	ܫܘܢܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܢܝܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܢܝܟܝܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܢܝܗܝܢ	ܫܘܢܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šwny²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “šwny³”, 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 374b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 566b
• 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, page 1530a-b
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 491–494
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 375–376
• Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 53