ܫܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic שֵׁנָא (šennā), from Proto-Semitic *šinn-; compare Akkadian 𒅗 (šinnum), Arabic سِنّ (sinn) and Hebrew שֵׁן (shén).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ • (šinnē) m sg (plural ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ (šinnē))

  1. (anatomy) tooth, fang, tusk
  2. (anatomy) axis, epistropheus
  3. tooth (of a fork), prong, spike
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܸܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܫܸܢܝܼ (šinī) ܫܸܢܲܢ (šinnan)
construct ܫܸܢ (šin) 2nd person ܫܸܢܘܼܟ݂ (šinūḵ) ܫܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ (šinnāḵ) ܫܸܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šinnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܫܸܢܵܐ (šinnā) 3rd person ܫܸܢܹܗ (šinnēh) ܫܸܢܵܗ̇ (šinnāh) ܫܸܢܗܘܿܢ (šinhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܫܸܢܝܼ̈ (šinī) ܫܸܢܲܢ̈ (šinnan)
construct ܫܸܢܲܝ̈ (šinnay) 2nd person ܫܸܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šinūḵ) ܫܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šinnāḵ) ܫܸܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šinnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ (šinnē) 3rd person ܫܸܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šinūh) ܫܸܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šinnōh) ܫܸܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šinhōn)
See also

Etymology 2

From the older form *ܫܢܹܐ (*šnē). Compare Turoyo ܐܷܫ̈ܢܶܐ (ëšne), Classical Syriac ܫ̈ܢܲܝܵܐ (šənayyā).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ • (šinnē) f pl

  1. plural of ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, “year”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *šinn-.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šennā) c (plural ܫܢܢܬܐ (šennənāṯā) or ܫܢܬܐ (šennāṯā) or ܫܢܐ (šennē))

  1. tooth, fang, tusk
  2. axis, epistropheus
  3. ivory
  4. tooth (of a fork), prong, spike
  5. rocky crag, steep cliff, mountain peak
  6. age, era
Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܫܢܐ (šennē) is used for the literal sense of “teeth” while the plurals ܫܢܬܐ (šennāṯā) and ܫܢܢܬܐ (šennənāṯā) are used for figurative senses.

Inflection
Inflection of ܫܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܢ 1st person ܫܢܝ ܫܢܢ
construct ܫܢ 2nd person ܫܢܟ ܫܢܟܝ ܫܢܟܘܢ ܫܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܢܐ 3rd person ܫܢܗ ܫܢܗ ܫܢܗܘܢ ܫܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܢܢܢ ,ܫܢܢ ,ܫܢܝܢ 1st person ܫܢܢܬܝ ,ܫܢܬܝ ,ܫܢܝ ܫܢܢܬܢ ,ܫܢܬܢ ,ܫܢܝܢ
construct ܫܢܢܬ ,ܫܢܬ ,ܫܢܝ 2nd person ܫܢܢܬܟ ,ܫܢܬܟ ,ܫܢܝܟ ܫܢܢܬܟܝ ,ܫܢܬܟܝ ,ܫܢܝܟܝ ܫܢܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܢܝܟܘܢ ܫܢܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܢܢܬܐ ,ܫܢܬܐ ,ܫܢܐ 3rd person ܫܢܢܬܗ ,ܫܢܬܗ ,ܫܢܘܗܝ ܫܢܢܬܗ ,ܫܢܬܗ ,ܫܢܝܗ ܫܢܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܢܝܗܘܢ ܫܢܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܢܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَنَاء (sanāʔ, “eminence, highness”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šannā) m (plural ܫܢܐ (šannē))

  1. sublimity, great honour
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܢ 1st person ܫܢܝ ܫܢܢ
construct ܫܢ 2nd person ܫܢܟ ܫܢܟܝ ܫܢܟܘܢ ܫܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܢܐ 3rd person ܫܢܗ ܫܢܗ ܫܢܗܘܢ ܫܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܢܝܢ 1st person ܫܢܝ ܫܢܝܢ
construct ܫܢܝ 2nd person ܫܢܝܟ ܫܢܝܟܝ ܫܢܝܟܘܢ ܫܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܢܐ 3rd person ܫܢܘܗܝ ܫܢܝܗ ܫܢܝܗܘܢ ܫܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šənā)

  1. absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ (šantā, “year”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šennā)

  1. absolute singular of ܫܢܬܐ (šennəṯā, “sleep”)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܢܐ • (šnē)

  1. absolute singular of ܫܢܝܐ (šenyā, “madness”)
  2. construct state singular of ܫܢܝܐ (šenyā, “madness”)

References

  • “šn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 789a
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 374a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 586a–587a
  • 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 1577b
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