ܥܛܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ-ܛ-ܪ‎ (ʿ-ṭ-r) related to being emitted. Compare Arabic عِطْر‎ (ʿiṭr) and Hebrew עֲתַר‎ (ʿăṯar).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛtˁrɑ(ʔ)](singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛtˁre(ʔ)], [ʕɛtˁrɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܛܪܐ • (ˁeṭrā) m (plural ܥܛܪܢܐ‎ or ܥܛܪܐ)

  1. vapor/vapour, fume, steam
  2. (weather) whirlwind
  3. smell, odor/odour, perfume
  4. incense
  5. (botany) aspalathus
  6. (architecture) volute
Usage notes

The plural ܥܛܪܢܐ‎ (ʿeṭrānēʾ) is used for the sense of "incense" while the plural ܥܛܪܐ‎ (ʿeṭrēʾ) is used for other senses.

Inflection
    declension of ܥܛܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܥܛܪ ܥܛܪܢܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܢ
construct ܥܛܪ ܥܛܪܢܝ ,ܥܛܪܝ
emphatic ܥܛܪܐ ܥܛܪܢܐ ,ܥܛܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܥܛܪܝ ܥܛܪܢܝ ,ܥܛܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܥܛܪܟ ܥܛܪܢܝܟ ,ܥܛܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܥܛܪܟܝ ܥܛܪܢܝܟܝ ,ܥܛܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܥܛܪܗ ܥܛܪܢܘܗܝ ,ܥܛܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܥܛܪܗ ܥܛܪܢܝܗ ,ܥܛܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܥܛܪܢ ܥܛܪܢܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܥܛܪܟܘܢ ܥܛܪܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܥܛܪܟܝܢ ܥܛܪܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܥܛܪܗܘܢ ܥܛܪܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܥܛܪܗܝܢ ܥܛܪܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic عَطَّار‎ (ʿaṭṭār).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʕatˁtˁɑrɑ(ʔ)](singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕatˁtˁɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܛܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܛܪܐ)

  1. druggist, pharmacist
  2. perfumer
Inflection
    declension of ܥܛܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܥܛܪ ܥܛܪܝܢ
construct ܥܛܪ ܥܛܪܝ
emphatic ܥܛܪܐ ܥܛܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܥܛܪܝ ܥܛܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܥܛܪܟ ܥܛܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܥܛܪܟܝ ܥܛܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܥܛܪܗ ܥܛܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܥܛܪܗ ܥܛܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܥܛܪܢ ܥܛܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܥܛܪܟܘܢ ܥܛܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܥܛܪܟܝܢ ܥܛܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܥܛܪܗܘܢ ܥܛܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܥܛܪܗܝܢ ܥܛܪܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “ˁṭr”, 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, p. 251a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 410b
  • 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. 1094b
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