ܫܘܠܛܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܠ ܛ (š l ṭ)
9 terms

Inherited from Aramaic שׁוּלְטָנָא (šūlṭānā); compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón, “rulership, authority”) and also borrowed into Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān, “Sultan”). The second and third meanings are learned semantic loans from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܐ • (šulṭānā) m sg (plural ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šulṭānē), feminine ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šulṭānīṯā))

  1. ruler, sultan
  2. a government, authority
  3. governance, rule, office; power, might

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܐ (šulṭānā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܝܼ
(šulṭānī) 		ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܲܢ
(šulṭānan)
construct ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢ
(šulṭān) 		2nd person ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܘܼܟ݂
(šulṭānūḵ) 		ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ
(šulṭānāḵ) 		ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(šulṭānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܐ
(šulṭānā) 		3rd person ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܹܗ
(šulṭānēh) 		ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܗ̇
(šulṭānāh) 		ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܗܘܿܢ
(šulṭānhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܝܼ̈
(šulṭānī) 		ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܲܢ̈
(šulṭānan)
construct ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܲܝ̈
(šulṭānay) 		2nd person ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(šulṭānūḵ) 		ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(šulṭānāḵ) 		ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(šulṭānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ
(šulṭānē) 		3rd person ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(šulṭānūh) 		ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(šulṭānōh) 		ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(šulṭānhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܠ-ܛ (š-l-ṭ) related to dominating. Compare Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܘܠܛܢܐ • (šūlṭānāʾ) m (plural ܫܘܠܛܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܘܠܛܢܝܬܐ)

  1. power, might
  2. domination, victory
  3. sway, mastery, control
  4. free will
  5. yielding
  6. permission
  7. function, duty, charge
  8. authority, rule, government, office
  9. sovereignty, imperium, jurisdiction, capacity
  10. dominion, territory, district, province, diocese
  11. sultan, prince
  12. chief, ruler, commander, governor, magistrate
  13. (used with possessive suffixes as a title) Excellency

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܘܠܛܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܫܘܠܛܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܝܢ
construct ܫܘܠܛܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܝ
emphatic ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܫܘܠܛܢܝ ܫܘܠܛܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܫܘܠܛܢܟ ܫܘܠܛܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܫܘܠܛܢܟܝ ܫܘܠܛܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܫܘܠܛܢܗ ܫܘܠܛܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܫܘܠܛܢܗ ܫܘܠܛܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܫܘܠܛܢܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܫܘܠܛܢܟܘܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܫܘܠܛܢܟܝܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܫܘܠܛܢܗܘܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܫܘܠܛܢܗܝܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

  • → Arabic: سُلطان (sulṭān) (see there for further descendants)

References

  • “šwlṭn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-20
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 370a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 565b
  • 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. 1528a-b
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