ܨܠܡܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܨ ܠ ܡ (ṣ l m)
2 terms

From Aramaic צַלְמָא (ṣaləmā); cognate with Hebrew צֶלֶם (tsélem), Akkadian 𒀩 (ṣalmum) and Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam) by dissimilation of /l/ to /n/.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܲܠܡܵܐ (ṣalmām sg (plural ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmē) or ܨܲܠܡܵܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmāmē), feminine ܨܠܸܡܬܵܐ (ṣlimtā))

  1. image, form, figure
    Synonyms: ܝܘܼܩܢܵܐ (yuqnā), ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ (ṣurtā), ܕܡܘܼܬܵܐ (dmūtā)
  2. statue, idol
  3. (of a person) face, character
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܲܠܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܨܲܠܡܝܼ (ṣalmī) ܨܲܠܡܲܢ (ṣalman)
construct ܨܠܲܡ (ṣlam) 2nd person ܨܲܠܡܘܼܟ݂ (ṣalmūḵ) ܨܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣalmāḵ) ܨܲܠܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣalmāwḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܠܡܵܐ (ṣalmā) 3rd person ܨܲܠܡܹܗ (ṣalmēh) ܨܲܠܡܵܗ̇ (ṣalmāh) ܨܲܠܡܗܘܿܢ (ṣalmhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܨܲܠܡܝܼ̈ (ṣalmī) ܨܲܠܡܲܢ̈ (ṣalman)
construct ܨܲܠܡܲܝ̈ (ṣalmay) 2nd person ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣalmūḵ) ܨܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣalmāḵ) ܨܲܠܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣalmāwḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmē) 3rd person ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣalmūh) ܨܲܠܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣalmōh) ܨܲܠܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣalmhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒀩 (ṣalmu(m)), “black,” possibly in reference to the color of the tree’s bark. Unattested in Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܲܠܡܵܐ (ṣalmām

  1. wild cherry (tree and fruit)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew צֶלֶם (ṣélem).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܠܡܐ (ṣalmām (plural ܨܠܡܐ)

  1. image, picture
  2. form, figure
  3. statue, idol
    Synonym: ܐܕܪܝܛܐ
  4. face, surface
  5. (possibly) person, character

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܠܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܨܠܡ 1st person ܨܠܡܝ ܨܠܡܢ
construct ܨܠܡ 2nd person ܨܠܡܟ ܨܠܡܟܝ ܨܠܡܟܘܢ ܨܠܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܠܡܐ 3rd person ܨܠܡܗ ܨܠܡܗ ܨܠܡܗܘܢ ܨܠܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܨܠܡܝܢ 1st person ܨܠܡܝ ܨܠܡܝܢ
construct ܨܠܡܝ 2nd person ܨܠܡܝܟ ܨܠܡܝܟܝ ܨܠܡܝܟܘܢ ܨܠܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܠܡܐ 3rd person ܨܠܡܘܗܝ ܨܠܡܝܗ ܨܠܡܝܗܘܢ ܨܠܡܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ṣlm”, 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. 302b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 480a
  • 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. 1290a