ܠܣܛܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λῃστής (lēistḗs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lɛstˁɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [lɛstˁe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܠܣܛܐ • (lesṭā) m (plural ܠܣܛܐ (lesṭē))

  1. robber, bandit, brigand, pirate

Inflection
    declension of ܠܣܛܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܠܣܛ ܠܣܛܝܢ
construct ܠܣܛ ܠܣܛܝ
emphatic ܠܣܛܐ ܠܣܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܠܣܛܝ ܠܣܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܠܣܛܟ ܠܣܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܠܣܛܟܝ ܠܣܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܠܣܛܗ ܠܣܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܠܣܛܗ ܠܣܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܠܣܛܢ ܠܣܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܠܣܛܟܘܢ ܠܣܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܠܣܛܟܝܢ ܠܣܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܠܣܛܗܘܢ ܠܣܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܠܣܛܗܝܢ ܠܣܛܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms
  • ܠܣܛܐܝܬ‎
  • ܠܣܛܝ‎
  • ܠܣܛܝܘܬܐ‎
  • ܡܠܣܛܢܝܘܬܐ‎

References
  • “lsṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 173b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 243b
  • 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 692b-693a
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