ܫܠܦܐ

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 15 May 2017
Root
ܫ ܠ ܦ
1 term

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܠܦܐ • (šəlāp̄ām (plural ܫܠܦܐ (šəlāp̄ē))

  1. extraction (e.g., of an arrow) from a wound
  2. bread trencher
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܠܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܠܦ 1st person ܫܠܦܝ ܫܠܦܢ
construct ܫܠܦ 2nd person ܫܠܦܟ ܫܠܦܟܝ ܫܠܦܟܘܢ ܫܠܦܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܠܦܐ 3rd person ܫܠܦܗ ܫܠܦܗ ܫܠܦܗܘܢ ܫܠܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܠܦܝܢ 1st person ܫܠܦܝ ܫܠܦܝܢ
construct ܫܠܦܝ 2nd person ܫܠܦܝܟ ܫܠܦܝܟܝ ܫܠܦܝܟܘܢ ܫܠܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܠܦܐ 3rd person ܫܠܦܘܗܝ ܫܠܦܝܗ ܫܠܦܝܗܘܢ ܫܠܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Biblical Hebrew שֹׁלֵף (šolep̄, knife, sword) and Northern Kurdish şilf (blade, (sharp) edge) (a Semitic borrowing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfɑ], [ʃɛlpɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)lɑfe], [ʃɛlpe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܠܦܐ • (šəlāp̄ā, šelpām (plural ܫܠܦܐ (šəlāp̄ē, šelpē))

  1. blade, handleless knife
    Alternative form: ܫܘܠܦܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܠܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܠܦ 1st person ܫܠܦܝ ܫܠܦܢ
construct ܫܠܦ 2nd person ܫܠܦܟ ܫܠܦܟܝ ܫܠܦܟܘܢ ܫܠܦܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܠܦܐ 3rd person ܫܠܦܗ ܫܠܦܗ ܫܠܦܗܘܢ ܫܠܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܠܦܝܢ 1st person ܫܠܦܝ ܫܠܦܝܢ
construct ܫܠܦܝ 2nd person ܫܠܦܝܟ ܫܠܦܝܟܝ ܫܠܦܝܟܘܢ ܫܠܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܠܦܐ 3rd person ܫܠܦܘܗܝ ܫܠܦܝܗ ܫܠܦܝܗܘܢ ܫܠܦܝܗܝܢ
Descendants
  • Arabic: شِلْفَة (šilfa)
  • Middle Armenian: շեղբ (šeġb)
    • Armenian: շեղբ (šeġb)
      • Armenian: շեղբիկ (šeġbik), շղբիկ (šġbik), շղբլինկ (šġblink), շղպլիկ (šġplik), շղբինկ (šġbink)
        • Northern Kurdish: şixtîk (useless old knife)

Etymology 3

Compare Arabic سِلْف (silf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃɑlpɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃɑlpe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܠܦܐ • (šāləp̄ām (plural ܫܠܦܐ (šāləp̄ē))

  1. brother-in-law (specifically sister's husband)
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܠܦܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܠܦ 1st person ܫܠܦܝ ܫܠܦܢ
construct ܫܠܦ 2nd person ܫܠܦܟ ܫܠܦܟܝ ܫܠܦܟܘܢ ܫܠܦܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܠܦܐ 3rd person ܫܠܦܗ ܫܠܦܗ ܫܠܦܗܘܢ ܫܠܦܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܠܦܝܢ 1st person ܫܠܦܝ ܫܠܦܝܢ
construct ܫܠܦܝ 2nd person ܫܠܦܝܟ ܫܠܦܝܟܝ ܫܠܦܝܟܘܢ ܫܠܦܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܠܦܐ 3rd person ܫܠܦܘܗܝ ܫܠܦܝܗ ܫܠܦܝܗܘܢ ܫܠܦܝܗܝܢ
See also

References

  • šlp2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • šlpˀ”, 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 371b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 582b
  • 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, page 1569a