ܣܗܕܐ
See also: ܣܗܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܣ ܗ ܕ (s h d) |
| 3 terms |
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܣܗܕܐ (sāhḏa) with the second meaning a semantic loan from Ancient Greek μᾰ́ρτῠς (mắrtŭs), equivalent to active participle of ܣܵܗܹܕ݂ (sāhēḏ, “to witness; to testify”); cognate to Arabic شَاهِد (šāhid).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [sɑːhəðɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [sahða]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [sɑːhədɑː], [sɑːdɑː]
Noun
ܣܵܗܕ݂ܵܐ • (sāhḏā) m sg (plural ܣܵܗܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāhḏē), feminine ܣܵܗܸܕܬܵܐ (sāhidtā))
- witness
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Acts 1:8:
- ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܩܲܒܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܚܲܝܠܵܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕ݂ܫܵܐ ܥܲܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܘܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܲܝܬܘܿܢ ܣܵܗܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܐܸܠܝܼ، ܓܲܘ ܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ، ܓܲܘ ܟܠܵܗ̇ ܝܼܗܘܼܕ݂، ܓܲܘ ܫܵܡܪܝܼܢ، ܘܗܲܠ ܡܲܪ̈ܙܵܢܹܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ.
- īnā bit mqablītōn ḥaylā īman d-āṯē rūḥā d-quḏšā ˁallawḵōn, w-bit hāwaytōn sāhḏē ilī, gaw ōrišlim, gaw kullāh īhūḏ, gaw šāmrīn, w-hal marzānē d-arˁā.
- But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
- martyr
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Acts 22:20:
- ܘܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܫܦܝܼܟ݂ ܠܹܗ ܕܸܡܵܐ ܕܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܐܸܣܛܲܦܢܘܿܣ، ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܸܠܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܩܵܛܘܿܠܹ̈ܐ. ܫܠܝܼܡ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܠܲܝܗܘܿܢ، ܘܢܛܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܕܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܒܸܩܛܵܠܹܗ.
- w-īman d-špīḵ lēh dimmā d-sāhḏōḵ isṭapnōs, ānā kilyā ìwen wā ˁam qāṭōlē. šlīm lī illayhōn, w-nṭīr lī lḇūšē d-hinnōn d-īwā biqṭālēh.
- And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by consenting to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܵܗܸܕ݂ (sāhiḏ) | 1st person | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܝܼ (sāhḏī) | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܲܢ (sāhḏan) | |||
| construct | ܣܵܗܸܕ݂ (sāhiḏ) | 2nd person | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (sāhḏōḵ) | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (sāhḏāḵ) | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāhḏawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܵܐ (sāhḏā) | 3rd person | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܹܗ (sāhḏēh) | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (sāhḏāh) | ܣܵܗܸܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (sāhiḏhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (sāhḏīn) | 1st person | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (sāhḏī) | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (sāhḏan) | |||
| construct | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (sāhḏay) | 2nd person | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sāhḏōḵ) | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sāhḏāḵ) | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāhḏawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sāhḏē) | 3rd person | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sāhḏūh) | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (sāhḏōh) | ܣܵܗܕ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (sāhḏayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (sāhḏōnā, “little martyr”)
- ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (sāhḏūṯā, “witness, martyrdom”)
Proper noun
ܣܵܗܕ݂ܵܐ • (sāhḏā) m
- a male given name
- a surname transferred from the given name
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܣ ܗ ܕ related to testifying. Compare Arabic شَاهِد (šāhid).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɑh(ə)ðɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sɑh(ə)ðe] (plural)
Noun
ܣܗܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܗܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܗܕܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܗܕ | 1st person | ܣܗܕܝ | ܣܗܕܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܗܕ | 2nd person | ܣܗܕܟ | ܣܗܕܟܝ | ܣܗܕܟܘܢ | ܣܗܕܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܗܕܐ | 3rd person | ܣܗܕܗ | ܣܗܕܗ | ܣܗܕܗܘܢ | ܣܗܕܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܣܗܕܝܢ | 1st person | ܣܗܕܝ | ܣܗܕܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܗܕܝ | 2nd person | ܣܗܕܝܟ | ܣܗܕܝܟܝ | ܣܗܕܝܟܘܢ | ܣܗܕܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܗܕܐ | 3rd person | ܣܗܕܘܗܝ | ܣܗܕܝܗ | ܣܗܕܝܗܘܢ | ܣܗܕܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “shd”, 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 221b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 362b
- 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 973b