ܨܠܡܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܨ ܠ ܡ (ṣ l m)
2 terms

Inherited 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 • (ṣalmā) m sg (plural ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmē) or ܨܲܠܡܵܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmāmē), feminine ܨܠܸܡܬܵܐ (ṣlimtā))

  1. image, form, figure
    Synonyms: ܝܘܼܩܢܵܐ (yuqnā), ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ (ṣurtā), ܕܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (dmūṯā)
  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 ܨܠܲܡ (ṣlam) 1st person ܨܲܠܡܝܼ (ṣalmī) ܨܲܠܡܲܢ (ṣalman)
construct ܨܠܲܡ (ṣlam) 2nd person ܨܲܠܡܘܼܟ݂ (ṣalmōḵ) ܨܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣalmāḵ) ܨܲܠܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣalmawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܠܡܵܐ (ṣalmā) 3rd person ܨܲܠܡܹܗ (ṣalmēh) ܨܲܠܡܵܗ̇ (ṣalmāh) ܨܲܠܡܗܘܿܢ (ṣalmhōn)
plural absolute ܨܲܠܡܝܼ̈ܢ (ṣalmīn) 1st person ܨܲܠܡܝܼ̈ (ṣalmī) ܨܲܠܡܲܢ̈ (ṣalman)
construct ܨܲܠܡܲܝ̈ (ṣalmay) 2nd person ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣalmōḵ) ܨܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣalmāḵ) ܨܲܠܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣalmawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmē) 3rd person ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣalmūh) ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ṣalmōh) ܨܲܠܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṣalmayhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܲܠܡܵܐ • (ṣalmā) m

  1. wild cherry (tree and fruit)
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܲܠܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܨܠܲܡ (ṣlam) 1st person ܨܲܠܡܝܼ (ṣalmī) ܨܲܠܡܲܢ (ṣalman)
construct ܨܠܲܡ (ṣlam) 2nd person ܨܲܠܡܘܼܟ݂ (ṣalmōḵ) ܨܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣalmāḵ) ܨܲܠܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣalmawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܠܡܵܐ (ṣalmā) 3rd person ܨܲܠܡܹܗ (ṣalmēh) ܨܲܠܡܵܗ̇ (ṣalmāh) ܨܲܠܡܗܘܿܢ (ṣalmhōn)
plural absolute ܨܲܠܡܝܼ̈ܢ (ṣalmīn) 1st person ܨܲܠܡܝܼ̈ (ṣalmī) ܨܲܠܡܲܢ̈ (ṣalman)
construct ܨܲܠܡܲܝ̈ (ṣalmay) 2nd person ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣalmōḵ) ܨܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣalmāḵ) ܨܲܠܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣalmawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ṣalmē) 3rd person ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣalmūh) ܨܲܠܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ṣalmōh) ܨܲܠܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṣalmayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew צֶלֶם (ṣélem).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܠܡܐ • (ṣalmā) m (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, page 302b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 1290a
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