ܥܘܫܢܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܥ-ܫ-ܢ (ʿ-š-n) related to strength.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ʕuʃnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕuʃne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܥܘܫܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܘܫܢܐ)

  1. strength, force, power, multitude
  2. firmness, hardness
  3. stronghold
  4. (of a river) current, swell
  5. mass, weight

Inflection[edit]

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

References[edit]

  • ˁšwn”, 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, p. 265b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 408a
  • 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. 1088a