ܫܝܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• שישא

Etymology 1

Probably related to ܫܝܫܬܐ (šīštā, “glass bottle”). Compare Hebrew שַׁיִשׁ (śáyiś).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃiːʃɑ(ʔ)], [ʃeːʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃiːʃe(ʔ)], [ʃeːʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܝܫܐ • (šēšā, šīšā) m (plural ܫܝܫܐ)

1. marble (rock)

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܝܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܝܫ	ܫܝܫܝܢ
construct	ܫܝܫ	ܫܝܫܝ
emphatic	ܫܝܫܐ	ܫܝܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܝܫܝ	ܫܝܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܝܫܟ	ܫܝܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܝܫܟܝ	ܫܝܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܝܫܗ	ܫܝܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܝܫܗ	ܫܝܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܝܫܢ	ܫܝܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܝܫܟܘܢ	ܫܝܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܝܫܟܝܢ	ܫܝܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܝܫܗܘܢ	ܫܝܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܝܫܗܝܢ	ܫܝܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃiːʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃiːʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܝܫܐ • (šīšā) f (plural ܫܝܫܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܫܝܫܬܐ (“bottle”)

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܝܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܝܫ	ܫܝܫܝܢ
construct	ܫܝܫ	ܫܝܫܝ
emphatic	ܫܝܫܐ	ܫܝܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܝܫܝ	ܫܝܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܝܫܟ	ܫܝܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܝܫܟܝ	ܫܝܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܝܫܗ	ܫܝܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܝܫܗ	ܫܝܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܝܫܢ	ܫܝܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܝܫܟܘܢ	ܫܝܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܝܫܟܝܢ	ܫܝܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܝܫܗܘܢ	ܫܝܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܝܫܗܝܢ	ܫܝܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃiʃe(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܝܫܐ • (šīše)

1. emphatic plural of ܫܝܫܬܐ

References

• “šyš”, 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 575b
• 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 1554b