ܫܬܐܣܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܬ ܐ ܣ (š t ˀ s)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac probably related to or a blend of ܐܫܬܐ (ʾeštāʾ, buttock, backside) and/or ܐܣܬܐ (ʾessəṯāʾ, party wall).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃatʔtɪs.tɑː]

Noun

ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܐ • (šatˀistā) f sg (plural ܫܲܬܐܸܣܹ̈ܐ (šatˀissē) or ܫܲܐܬܸܣܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šaˀtissātē))

  1. base, bottom, groundwork
  2. (architecture) foundation
  3. (grammar) stem, base form
  4. element

Inflection

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܐܫܬܐܣܬܐ

Etymology

Probably related to ܐܫܬܐ (ʾeštāʾ) and/or ܐܣܬܐ (ʾessəṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃɛtte(ʔ)stɑ(ʔ)], [ʃatte(ʔ)stɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܬܐܣܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܬܐܣܐ)

  1. base, bottom, groundwork
  2. (architecture) foundation
  3. (grammar) stem, base form
  4. element

Inflection

References

  • štˀsh”, 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. 384b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 600b
  • 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. 1614a-b
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