ܐܣܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܣ ܪ (ˀ s r)
5 terms

Inherited from Aramaic אַסִירָא (ʾassīrā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔasīr-; compare Arabic أَسِير (ʔasīr), Hebrew אָסִיר (asír) and Akkadian 𒀀𒋛𒊒 (asīrum).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔasiːrɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܣܝܼܪܵܐ • (asīrām sg (plural ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (asīrē), feminine ܐܲܣܝܼܪܬܵܐ (asīrtā))

  1. prisoner
  2. captive
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܲܣܝܼܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܲܣܝܼܪ (asīr) 1st person ܐܲܣܝܼܪܝܼ (asīrī) ܐܲܣܝܼܪܲܢ (asīran)
construct ܐܲܣܝܼܪ (asīr) 2nd person ܐܲܣܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (asīrōḵ) ܐܲܣܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (asīrāḵ) ܐܲܣܝܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (asīrawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܣܝܼܪܵܐ (asīrā) 3rd person ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹܗ (asīrēh) ܐܲܣܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (asīrāh) ܐܲܣܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (asīrhōn)
plural absolute ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܝܼܢ (asīrīn) 1st person ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (asīrī) ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (asīran)
construct ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (asīray) 2nd person ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (asīrōḵ) ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (asīrāḵ) ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (asīrawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (asīrē) 3rd person ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (asīrūh) ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (asīrōh) ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (asīrayhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Passive participle of ܐܵܣܹܪ (āsēr, to bind, tie).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [siːrɑː]

Adjective

ܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܵܐ • (sīrā) (feminine ܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܬܵܐ (sīrtā), plural ܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (sīrē))

  1. tied, tied up, bound, fastened
    ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܫܝܼܫܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ.
    ādīyā tarˁā ìlēh sīrā b-šīšlāṯē.
    Now the door is fastened in chains.
  2. connected, linked, related
    Synonyms: ܒܲܝܬܵܝܵܐ (baytāyā), ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥyānāyā), ܬܸܠܝܵܐ (tilyā)
    ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܠܡܲܪܥܵܐ.
    nīšanqē sīrē l-marˁā.
    Symptoms linked to the sickness.