ܣܗܕܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܗ ܕ (s h d)
3 terms

From ܣܵܗܕ݂ܵܐ (sāhḏā, witness; martyr) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); cognate to Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sɑːhəðuːθɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [sɑːduːθɑː]

Noun

ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (sāhḏūṯāf (plural ܣܵܗܕ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāhḏwāṯā))

  1. testimony, witness; statement; attestation
  2. certificate, diploma; transcript
  3. martyrdom

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼ (sāhḏū) 1st person ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (sāhḏūṯī) ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (sāhḏūṯan)
construct ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ (sāhḏūṯ) 2nd person ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (sāhḏūṯōḵ) ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (sāhḏūṯāḵ) ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāhḏūṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (sāhḏūṯā) 3rd person ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (sāhḏūṯēh) ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (sāhḏūṯāh) ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (sāhḏuṯhōn)
plural absolute ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܵܢ̈ (sāhḏwān) 1st person ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (sāhḏwāṯī) ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (sāhḏwāṯan)
construct ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ (sāhḏwāṯ) 2nd person ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sāhḏwāṯōḵ) ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sāhḏwāṯāḵ) ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāhḏwāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܵܗܕ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāhḏwāṯā) 3rd person ܣܵܗܕ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (sāhḏwāṯēh) ܣܵܗܕ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (sāhḏwāṯāh) ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sāhḏwāṯhōn)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yāḇēl sāhḏūṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ ܗ ܕ related to testifying. Compare Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɑh(ə)ðuθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sɑhɛðwɑθɑ], [sɑh(ə)ðwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܣܗܕܘܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܣܗܕܘܬܐ)

  1. testimony, attestation, evidence
  2. quotation, citation
  3. martyrdom
  4. confession
  5. adjuration

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܗܕܘܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܗܕܘ 1st person ܣܗܕܘܬܝ ܣܗܕܘܬܢ
construct ܣܗܕܘܬ 2nd person ܣܗܕܘܬܟ ܣܗܕܘܬܟܝ ܣܗܕܘܬܟܘܢ ܣܗܕܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܗܕܘܬܐ 3rd person ܣܗܕܘܬܗ ܣܗܕܘܬܗ ܣܗܕܘܬܗܘܢ ܣܗܕܘܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܗܕܘܢ 1st person ܣܗܕܘܬܝ ܣܗܕܘܬܢ
construct ܣܗܕܘܬ 2nd person ܣܗܕܘܬܟ ܣܗܕܘܬܟܝ ܣܗܕܘܬܟܘܢ ܣܗܕܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܗܕܘܬܐ 3rd person ܣܗܕܘܬܗ ܣܗܕܘܬܗ ܣܗܕܘܬܗܘܢ ܣܗܕܘܬܗܝܢ

References

  • shdw”, 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