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ܐܚܐ
ܐܚܐ
Classical Syriac
Noun
ܐܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܚܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܬܐ)
- brother
- (in the plural) siblings
- kinsman, friend, companion
- peer, colleague, associate
- neighbor/neighbour
- monk, friar
Inflection
declension of ܐܚܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܚ | ܐܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܚ | ܐܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܚܐ | ܐܚܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܚܝ | ܐܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܚܘܟ | ܐܚܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܚܘܟܝ | ܐܚܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܚܘܗܝ | ܐܚܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܚܘܗ | ܐܚܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܚܘܢ | ܐܚܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܚܘܟܘܢ | ܐܚܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܚܘܟܝܢ | ܐܚܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܚܘܗܘܢ | ܐܚܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܚܘܗܝܢ | ܐܚܝܗܝܢ |
Usage notes
The word ܐܚܐ is one of only three nouns in the entire language that have an irregular possessive stem ending in the letter Waw; the other two being ܐܒܐ (ʾaḇāʾ, “father”) and ܚܡܐ (ḥəmāʾ, “father-in-law”).
Derived terms
- ܐܚܘܢܐ
- ܐܚܘܬܐ
References
- “)x”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 5a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 9b
- 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. 25a