ܨܝܕܐ

See also: ܨܝܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܕ (ṣ-w-d) related to hunting. Compare Arabic صَيْدُ (ṣaydu) and Hebrew צַיִד (ṣáyiḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤajdɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤajde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܝܕܐ)

1. hunting, fishing
2. snare
3. catch, haul
4. prey, game
5. wild animal
6. food
7. nourishment
8. (figuratively) chase, pursuit

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܝܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܝܕ	ܨܝܕܝܢ
construct	ܨܝܕ	ܨܝܕܝ
emphatic	ܨܝܕܐ	ܨܝܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܝܕܝ	ܨܝܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܝܕܟ	ܨܝܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܝܕܟܝ	ܨܝܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܝܕܗ	ܨܝܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܝܕܗ	ܨܝܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܝܕܢ	ܨܝܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܝܕܟܘܢ	ܨܝܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܝܕܟܝܢ	ܨܝܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܝܕܗܘܢ	ܨܝܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܝܕܗܝܢ	ܨܝܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic صَيَّاد (ṣayyād) and Hebrew צַיָּד (ṣayyāḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤajjɑðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤajjɑðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܝܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܨܝܕܬܐ)

1. hunter, fisher, fowler

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܝܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܝܕ	ܨܝܕܝܢ
construct	ܨܝܕ	ܨܝܕܝ
emphatic	ܨܝܕܐ	ܨܝܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܝܕܝ	ܨܝܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܝܕܟ	ܨܝܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܝܕܟܝ	ܨܝܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܝܕܗ	ܨܝܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܝܕܗ	ܨܝܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܝܕܢ	ܨܝܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܝܕܟܘܢ	ܨܝܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܝܕܟܝܢ	ܨܝܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܝܕܗܘܢ	ܨܝܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܝܕܗܝܢ	ܨܝܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣyd”, 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. 301a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 477b
• 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. 1284a-b