ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)liħuθɑ]

Etymology 1

From ܫܠܝܚܐ (šəlīḥā, “messenger”), from the root ܫ ܠ ܚ related to sending + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā). Compare Hebrew שְׁלִיחוּת (šəlîḥûṯ).

Noun

ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

1. mission, embassy
2. message, news
3. apostleship
4. (collectively) apostles
5. (horticulture) shoots, suckers
6. palm branches

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܠܝܚܘ		1st person	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܝ		ܫܠܝܚܘܬܢ
	construct	ܫܠܝܚܘܬ		2nd person	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟ	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟܝ	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟܘܢ	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗ	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗ	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗܘܢ	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From ܫܠܝܚܐ (šəlīḥā, “naked”), from the root ܫ ܠ ܚ related to stripping + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā).

Noun

ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

1. nudity, nakedness, bareness

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܠܝܚܘ		1st person	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܝ		ܫܠܝܚܘܬܢ
	construct	ܫܠܝܚܘܬ		2nd person	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟ	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟܝ	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟܘܢ	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗ	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗ	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗܘܢ	ܫܠܝܚܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “šlyḥw”, 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 369b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 580b
• 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 1564b–1565a