ܣܛܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew שָׂטָן (śāṭān, “adversary”); compare Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān) and Ancient Greek Σᾰτᾰ́ν (Satán).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sɑˈːtˤɑːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [sɪtˤɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ • (sāṭānā) m (plural ܣܵܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sāṭānē), feminine ܣܵܛܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (sāṭānīṯā))

1. adversary, enemy
2. devil
3. (figuratively) a sly or cunning person

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ (sāṭānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܵܛܵܢܝܼ (sāṭānī)		ܣܵܛܵܢܲܢ (sāṭānan)
	construct	ܣܵܛܵܢ (sāṭān)	2nd person	ܣܵܛܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (sāṭānūḵ)	ܣܵܛܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (sāṭānāḵ)	ܣܵܛܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāṭānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ (sāṭānā)	3rd person	ܣܵܛܵܢܹܗ (sāṭānēh)	ܣܵܛܵܢܵܗ̇ (sāṭānāh)	ܣܵܛܵܢܗܘܿܢ (sāṭānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܵܛܵܢܝܼ̈ (sāṭānī)		ܣܵܛܵܢܲܢ̈ (sāṭānan)
	construct	ܣܵܛܵܢܲܝ̈ (sāṭānay)	2nd person	ܣܵܛܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sāṭānūḵ)	ܣܵܛܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sāṭānāḵ)	ܣܵܛܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāṭānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܵܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sāṭānē)	3rd person	ܣܵܛܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sāṭānūh)	ܣܵܛܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sāṭānōh)	ܣܵܛܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sāṭānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܵܛܵܢܵܝܵܐ (sāṭānāyā, “satanic”)
• ܣܵܛܵܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (sāṭānāyūtā, “Satanism”)

See also

• ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠܩܲܪܨܵܐ (āḵēlqarṣā)

Proper noun

ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ • (sāṭānā) m

1. (religion) Satan, the Devil
   • Mark 1:13:

     ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܝܼ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ، ܒܸܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܢܸܣܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ. ܘܥܲܡ ܒܥܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܘܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܚܸܠܡܲܬ ܐܸܠܹܗ.

     wīlēh tāmā gāw barīyā arbʿī yāwmānē, bipyāšā nisyā min sāṭānā. w-ʿam bʿīrē d-barīyā ìwā, w-malaḵē biʿwādā ìwāw ḵilmat illēh.

     He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him.

Usage notes

In writing, sometimes this word in the sense of “Satan” is written upside-down.

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 26 May 2016

Etymology

From Hebrew שָׂטָן (śāṭān); compare Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān), Mandaic ࡎࡀࡈࡀࡍࡀ (saṭana) and Aramaic סָטָנָא (sāṭānā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [sɑˈtˤɑ.nɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [sɑˈtˤɑ.nɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [soˈtˤo.no]

Noun

ܣܛܢܐ • (sāṭānā) m (plural ܣܛܢܐ (sāṭānē))

1. adversary, enemy
2. devil

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܛܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܛܢ	ܣܛܢܝܢ
construct	ܣܛܢ	ܣܛܢܝ
emphatic	ܣܛܢܐ	ܣܛܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܛܢܝ	ܣܛܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܛܢܟ	ܣܛܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܛܢܟܝ	ܣܛܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܛܢܗ	ܣܛܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܛܢܗ	ܣܛܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܛܢܢ	ܣܛܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܛܢܟܘܢ	ܣܛܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܛܢܟܝܢ	ܣܛܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܛܢܗܘܢ	ܣܛܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܛܢܗܝܢ	ܣܛܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܣܛܢܝܐ (sāṭānāyā)
• ܣܛܢܝܘܬܐ (sāṭānāyūṯā)

Proper noun

ܣܛܢܐ • (sāṭānā) m

1. (religion) Satan, the Devil
   • Bible (Peshitta, Peshitta.org Interlinear NT), Mark 1:13:

     ܘܗܘܐ ܬܡܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܝܘܡܬܐ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܟܕ ܡܬܢܣܐ ܡܢ ܣܛܢܐ

     wa-[hə]wā ṯammān bə-maḏbərā yawmāṯā ʾarbəʿīn kaḏ meṯnassē men sāṭānā

     He was there in the wilderness for forty days while being tempted by the Devil

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: սատանայ (satanay), սատան (satan)
  • Armenian: սատանա (satana)
  • → Aghwan: 𐕚𐔰𐕜𐔰𐕎𐔰𐔺 (saṭanay)
• → Old Georgian: სატანაჲ (saṭanay)
  • Georgian: სატანა (saṭana)

References

• “sṭn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-29
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 227a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 373b
• 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, page 996b