ܫܠܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܠ ܡ (š l m)
7 terms

Common Northwest Semitic, from Aramaic שְׁלָמָא (šəlāmā); compare Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm), Phoenician 𐤔𐤋𐤌 (šlm), Arabic سَلَام (salām) and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎍𐎎 (šlm /⁠šalāmu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʃlɑːmɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈʃlaːma]

Interjection

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ • (šlāmā)

1. (conventional greeting) hello, hi

   Synonyms: (sometimes formal; to a man) ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂ (šlāmā ˁalōḵ), (sometimes formal; to a woman) ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šlāmā ˁallāḵ), (sometimes formal; to a group) ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šlāmā ˁallāwḵōn)

Noun

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ • (šlāmā) m (plural ܫܠܵܡܹ̈ܐ (šlāmē))

1. (uncountable) peace, harmony (freedom from disturbance)

   Synonym: ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā)

2. (uncountable) well-being, welfare
3. (countable) greeting, salutation, salute
4. (Christianity) pax, kiss of peace

   ܒܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܲܚ ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܚܲܕ݇ ܒܐܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ

   bˁēdtā kē yāḇaḥ šlāmā ḥa lḥa b-īḏāṯan

   In church, we give the pax (greet) each other with our hands.

5. (ecclesiastical) invocation of peace, pax vobiscum

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܠܵܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܠܵܡ (šlām)		1st person	ܫܠܵܡܝܼ (šlāmī)		ܫܠܵܡܲܢ (šlāman)
	construct	ܫܠܵܡ (šlām)		2nd person	ܫܠܵܡܘܼܟ݂ (šlāmōḵ)	ܫܠܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ (šlāmāḵ)	ܫܠܵܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šlāmawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šlāmā)		3rd person	ܫܠܵܡܹܗ (šlāmēh)	ܫܠܵܡܵܗ̇ (šlāmāh)	ܫܠܵܡܗܘܿܢ (šlāmhōn)
plural	absolute	ܫܠܵܡܝܼ̈ܢ (šlāmīn)		1st person	ܫܠܵܡܝܼ̈ (šlāmī)		ܫܠܵܡܲܢ̈ (šlāman)
	construct	ܫܠܵܡܲܝ̈ (šlāmay)		2nd person	ܫܠܵܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šlāmōḵ)	ܫܠܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šlāmāḵ)	ܫܠܵܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šlāmawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܠܵܡܹ̈ܐ (šlāmē)		3rd person	ܫܠܵܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šlāmūh)	ܫܠܵܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (šlāmōh)	ܫܠܵܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šlāmayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ ܫܠܵܡܹ̈ܐ (yāḇēl šlāmē, “to greet”)
• ܫܵܐܹܠ ܒܲܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šāˀēl bašlāmā, “to ask how one is, to ask about the health of”)

Etymology 2

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers ^(edit)

		10
		ܐ. 1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa)     Ordinal: ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (qammāyā)     Multiplier: ܚܕܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥdānāyā)     Fractional: ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (šalmā)

Compare Hebrew שָׁלֵם (shalém) and Arabic سَالِم (sālim).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃal.mɑː]

Adjective

ܫܲܠܡܵܐ • (šalmā) (feminine ܫܲܠܡܬ݂ܵܐ (šalmṯā), plural ܫܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (šalmē))

1. whole, perfect, complete
2. peaceful, harmonious
3. healthy, safe
4. (mathematics) whole, integral
5. (grammar) strong plural

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܫܲܠܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bar šalmūṯā, “agreeable person”)
• ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (gaḇrā šalmā, “adult”)
• ܫܲܠܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šalmūṯā, “completion”)
• ܫܲܠܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šalmūṯānāyā, “consensual”)
• ܫܲܠܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (šalmāˀīṯ, “entirely, fully”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• Aramaic: שְׁלָמָא

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܠ ܡ
4 terms

Compare Phoenician 𐤔𐤋𐤌 (šlm), Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (šālōm), Ugaritic 𐎌𐎍𐎎 (šlm /⁠šalāmu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə.)ˈlɑ.mɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃlɑ.mɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃlo.mo]

Interjection

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ or ܫܠܳܡܳܐ • (šəlāmā or šlomo)

1. A greeting; equivalent to hello.

Noun

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ or ܫܠܳܡܳܐ • (šəlāmā or šlomo)

1. peace, wholeness, perfection, completeness

   Peshitta, Epistle to the Colossians 1:2:

   • ܫܠܡܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܢ

     šəlāmā ʿamḵōn wə-ṭaybūṯā men ʾălāhā ʾăḇūn

     Peace be with you and grace from God our Father

2. health, welfare, safety, prosperity
3. greeting, salutation, salute
4. (Christianity) pax, kiss of peace
5. (ecclesiastical) invocation of peace, pax vobiscum

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܠܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܠܡ		1st person	ܫܠܡܝ		ܫܠܡܢ
	construct	ܫܠܡ		2nd person	ܫܠܡܟ	ܫܠܡܟܝ	ܫܠܡܟܘܢ	ܫܠܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܡܗ	ܫܠܡܗ	ܫܠܡܗܘܢ	ܫܠܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܠܡܝܢ		1st person	ܫܠܡܝ		ܫܠܡܝܢ
	construct	ܫܠܡܝ		2nd person	ܫܠܡܝܟ	ܫܠܡܝܟܝ	ܫܠܡܝܟܘܢ	ܫܠܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܡܘܗܝ	ܫܠܡܝܗ	ܫܠܡܝܗܘܢ	ܫܠܡܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܫܝܢܐ (šaynā)
• ܚܘܠܡܢܐ (ḥūlmānā)

Etymology 2

Root
ܫ ܠ ܡ
4 terms

Compare Hebrew שָׁלֵם (šālēm). The sense of "strong plural" is a calque of Arabic سَالِم (sālim).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʃal.mɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃal.mɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɑl.mo]

Adjective

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ܫܠܡܐ • (šalmā) m (plural ܫܠܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܠܡܬܐ)

1. peaceful, harmonious
2. whole, perfect, unblemished, complete, entire, full, achieved
3. healthy, well, safe, sound, prosperous
4. common, accessible

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܠܡܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܫܠܡ	ܫܠܡܐ	ܫܠܡܝܢ	ܫܠܡܢ
construct	ܫܠܡ	ܫܠܡܬ	ܫܠܡܝ	ܫܠܡܬ
emphatic	ܫܠܡܐ	ܫܠܡܬܐ	ܫܠܡܐ	ܫܠܡܬܐ

Noun

ܫܠܡܐ • (šalmā) m (plural ܫܠܡܐ (šalmē))

1. (grammar) strong plural (as opposed to a broken plural)
2. holocaust, sacrifice, burnt offering

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܠܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܠܡ		1st person	ܫܠܡܝ		ܫܠܡܢ
	construct	ܫܠܡ		2nd person	ܫܠܡܟ	ܫܠܡܟܝ	ܫܠܡܟܘܢ	ܫܠܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܡܗ	ܫܠܡܗ	ܫܠܡܗܘܢ	ܫܠܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܠܡܝܢ		1st person	ܫܠܡܝ		ܫܠܡܝܢ
	construct	ܫܠܡܝ		2nd person	ܫܠܡܝܟ	ܫܠܡܝܟܝ	ܫܠܡܝܟܘܢ	ܫܠܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܫܠܡܘܗܝ	ܫܠܡܝܗ	ܫܠܡܝܗܘܢ	ܫܠܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɑl.mɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɑl.mɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃol.mo]

Participle

ܫܠܡܐ • (šālmā)

1. peal feminine absolute singular active participle of ܫܠܡ
2. peal masculine emphatic singular active participle of ܫܠܡ

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɑl.me]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɑl.me]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃol.me]

Participle

ܫܠܡܐ • (šālmē)

1. peal masculine emphatic plural active participle of ܫܠܡ

References

• “šlm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 15 June 2011
• “šlm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 15 June 2011
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 370b, 371a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 582a
• 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, →ISBN, pages 1567b–1568a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic שְׁלָמָא (šəlāmā).

Interjection

ܫܠܳܡܐ • (šlomo)

1. A greeting; equivalent to hello.

Noun

ܫܠܳܡܐ • (šlomo) m

1. peace

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic שְׁלָמָא (šəlāmā).

Interjection

ܫܠܳܡܰܐ (slōma)

1. A greeting; equivalent to hello.

Noun

ܫܠܳܡܰܐ (slōma)

1. peace