ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Derived from ܬܠܬܐ (təlāṯā, “three”). Compare Hebrew שְׁלִישִׁיָּה (šəlīšīyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t(ə)liθɑjuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [t(ə)liθɑjwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ • (tlīṯāyūṯā) f (plural ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ (tlīṯāywāṯā))

1. trinity, triad

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܠܝܬܝܘ		1st person	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܝ		ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܢ
	construct	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬ		2nd person	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܟ	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܟܝ	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܟܘܢ	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܗ	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܗ	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܗܘܢ	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܢ		1st person	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܝ		ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܢ
	construct	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬ		2nd person	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܟ	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܟܝ	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܟܘܢ	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܗ	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܗ	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܗܘܢ	ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ • (tlīṯāyūṯā) f

1. (Christianity) Trinity

Descendants

• → Arabic: ثَالُوث (ṯālūṯ) (calque)

References

• “tlytyw”, 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, pages 393a, 420b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 614a
• 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 1649b–1650a