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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/.
ܨܲܠܡܵܐ • (ṣalmā) m sg (plural ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmē) or ܨܲܠܡܵܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmāmē), feminine ܨܠܸܡܬܵܐ (ṣlimtā))
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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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) |
Borrowed from Akkadian 𒀩 (ṣalmu(m)), “black,” possibly in reference to the color of the tree’s bark. Unattested in Classical Syriac.
ܨܲܠܡܵܐ • (ṣalmā) m
ܨܠܡܐ • (ṣalmā) m (plural ܨܠܡܐ)
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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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 |