ܢܣܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܣ ܪ (n s r)
2 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܢܣܝܪܐ, past participle of ܢܵܣܹܪ (nāsēr, to saw); ultimately a Calque of Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma, something sawed), cognate to Hebrew מִנְסָרָה (minsará) and Arabic مَوْشُور (mawšūr).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nəsiːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ • (nsīrām sg (plural ܢܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nsīrē))

  1. (geometry) prism (polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)
  2. (physics) prism (block used to split or reflect light)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܣܝܼܪ (nsīr) 1st person ܢܣܝܼܪܝܼ (nsīrī) ܢܣܝܼܪܲܢ (nsīran)
construct ܢܣܝܼܪ (nsīr) 2nd person ܢܣܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (nsīrōḵ) ܢܣܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nsīrāḵ) ܢܣܝܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nsīrawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ (nsīrā) 3rd person ܢܣܝܼܪܹܗ (nsīrēh) ܢܣܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (nsīrāh) ܢܣܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (nsīrhōn)
plural absolute ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܝܼܢ (nsīrīn) 1st person ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (nsīrī) ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (nsīran)
construct ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (nsīray) 2nd person ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (nsīrōḵ) ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (nsīrāḵ) ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nsīrawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nsīrē) 3rd person ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (nsīrūh) ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (nsīrōh) ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (nsīrayhōn)

Verb

ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ • (nsīrā) (feminine ܢܣܝܼܪܬܵܐ (nsīrtā), plural ܢܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nsīrē))

  1. past participle of ܢܵܣܹܪ (nāsēr)