ܫܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܝ ܢ (š y n)
2 terms

Of the same Middle Iranian origin as Old Armenian շէն (šēn).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaj.nɑː]

Noun

ܫܲܝܢܵܐ • (šaynā) m

1. safety
2. peace, tranquillity, harmony

   Synonym: ܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šlāmā)

   Antonym: ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (qrāḇā)

3. (literary) cultivated or inhabited land

   Synonym: ܡܲܕ݂ܒܪܵܐ (maḏbrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܲܝܢܝܼ (šaynī)		ܫܲܝܢܲܢ (šaynan)
	construct	ܫܹܝܢ (šēn)	2nd person	ܫܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (šaynūḵ)	ܫܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (šaynāḵ)	ܫܲܝܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaynāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā)	3rd person	ܫܲܝܢܹܗ (šaynēh)	ܫܲܝܢܵܗ̇ (šaynāh)	ܫܲܝܢܗܘܿܢ (šaynhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܲܝܢܝܼ̈ (šaynī)		ܫܲܝܢܲܢ̈ (šaynan)
	construct	ܫܲܝܢܲܝ̈ (šaynay)	2nd person	ܫܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šaynūḵ)	ܫܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šaynāḵ)	ܫܲܝܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaynāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܝܢܹ̈ܐ (šaynē)	3rd person	ܫܲܝܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šaynūh)	ܫܲܝܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šaynōh)	ܫܲܝܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šaynhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܫܲܝܸܢ (mšayyin)
• ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (b-šaynā)
• ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܫܲܝܢܵܐ (yaḇrūḥā d-šaynā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Of the same Middle Iranian origin as Old Armenian շէն (šēn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃajnɑ]

Noun

ܫܝܢܐ • (šaynā) m (uncountable)

1. cultivated or inhabited land, urban area
2. domestication
3. prosperity, favorable/favourable conditions
4. peace, tranquillity, harmony
5. truce, treaty, capitulation

Inflection

    declension of ܫܝܢܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܫܝܢ
construct	ܫܝܢ
emphatic	ܫܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܝܢܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܝܢܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܝܢܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܝܢܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܝܢܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܝܢܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܝܢܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܝܢܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܝܢܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “inhabited land”): ܕܒܪܐ (daḇrā), ܚܘܪܒܐ (ḥurbā)
• (antonym(s) of “peace”): ܩܪܒܐ (qərāḇā)

See also

• ܫܠܡܐ (šəlāmā)

References

• “šyn²”, 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 367a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 575a
• 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, pages 1552b–1553a