ܚܨܪܐ
See also: ܚܨܕܐ
Classical Syriac
editEtymology
editFrom the root ܚ-ܨ-ܪ (ḥ-ṣ-r) related to narrowing. Compare Arabic خِنْصَر (ḵinṣar).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܚܨܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܨܪܐ)
- (anatomy) little finger, pinky; little toe
- (figuratively) small part
- scribe's pen, reed
Inflection
edit inflection of ܚܨܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܨܪ | ܚܨܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܨܪ | ܚܨܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܨܪܐ | ܚܨܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܨܪܝ | ܚܨܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܨܪܟ | ܚܨܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܨܪܟܝ | ܚܨܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܨܪܗ | ܚܨܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܨܪܗ | ܚܨܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܨܪܢ | ܚܨܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܨܪܟܘܢ | ܚܨܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܨܪܟܝܢ | ܚܨܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܨܪܗܘܢ | ܚܨܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܨܪܗܝܢ | ܚܨܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
edit- “ḥṣr”, 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 114b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 155a
- 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, page 485a