ܫܘܫܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒌆𒋗𒋢𒌒 (/⁠šusuppu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒌆𒋗𒋢𒌒 (/⁠šusub⁠/, “towel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃuʃɛppɑ(ʔ)], [ʃoʃɛppɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃuʃɛppe(ʔ)], [ʃoʃɛppe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܫܦܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܘܫܦܐ)

1. napkin, handkerchief, towel
2. aër, chalice covering
3. veil, head covering
4. vestment, robe

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܘܫܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܫܦ	ܫܘܫܦܝܢ
construct	ܫܘܫܦ	ܫܘܫܦܝ
emphatic	ܫܘܫܦܐ	ܫܘܫܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܫܦܝ	ܫܘܫܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܫܦܟ	ܫܘܫܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܫܦܟܝ	ܫܘܫܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܫܦܗ	ܫܘܫܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܫܦܗ	ܫܘܫܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܫܦܢ	ܫܘܫܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܫܦܟܘܢ	ܫܘܫܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܫܦܟܝܢ	ܫܘܫܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܫܦܗܘܢ	ܫܘܫܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܫܦܗܝܢ	ܫܘܫܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šwšp”, 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. 364a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 569b
• 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. 1539a