ܣܗܪܐ

See also: ܣܗܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܗ ܪ (s h r)
3 terms

Inherited from Aramaic סַהֲרָא (sahărā); cognate to Arabic شَهْر (šahr, month) and Hebrew סַהַר (sáhar, crescent).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܲܗܪܵܐ • (sahrām sg (plural ܣܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (sahrē) or ܣܲܗܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (sahrānē))

  1. (astronomy) moon

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܗܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܗܲܪ (shar) 1st person ܣܲܗܪܝܼ (sahrī) ܣܲܗܪܲܢ (sahran)
construct ܣܗܲܪ (shar) 2nd person ܣܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (sahrōḵ) ܣܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (sahrāḵ) ܣܲܗܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sahrawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܲܗܪܵܐ (sahrā) 3rd person ܣܲܗܪܹܗ (sahrēh) ܣܲܗܪܵܗ̇ (sahrāh) ܣܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (sahrhōn)
plural absolute ܣܲܗܪ̈ܝܼܢ (sahrīn) 1st person ܣܲܗܪ̈ܝܼ (sahrī) ܣܲܗܪ̈ܲܢ (sahran)
construct ܣܲܗܪ̈ܲܝ (sahray) 2nd person ܣܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (sahrōḵ) ܣܲܗܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (sahrāḵ) ܣܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sahrawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (sahrē) 3rd person ܣܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (sahrūh) ܣܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (sahrōh) ܣܲܗܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (sahrayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܣܲܗܪܵܐ (yulpān sahrā, selenology)
  • ܡܸܣܬܲܗܪܵܢܵܐ (mistahrānā, lunatic)
  • ܣܲܗܪܵܝܵܐ (sahrāyā, lunar)
  • ܣܲܗܪܵܢܵܐ (sahrānā, moon-shaped)
  • ܣܲܗܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (sahrānāyā, lunar)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic شَهْر (šahr) and Hebrew סַהַר (sáhar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sahrɑ]

Noun

ܣܗܪܐ • (Sahrāc(uncountable)

  1. (astronomy) moon
  2. (alchemy) silver

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܗܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܗܪ 1st person ܣܗܪܝ ܣܗܪܢ
construct ܣܗܪ 2nd person ܣܗܪܟ ܣܗܪܟܝ ܣܗܪܟܘܢ ܣܗܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܗܪܐ 3rd person ܣܗܪܗ ܣܗܪܗ ܣܗܪܗܘܢ ܣܗܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܗܪܝܢ 1st person ܣܗܪܝ ܣܗܪܝܢ
construct ܣܗܪܝ 2nd person ܣܗܪܝܟ ܣܗܪܝܟܝ ܣܗܪܝܟܘܢ ܣܗܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܗܪܐ 3rd person ܣܗܪܘܗܝ ܣܗܪܝܗ ܣܗܪܝܗܘܢ ܣܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ܟܣܐܐ (full moon)
  • ܢܘܡܝܢܝܐ (new moon)
  • ܣܗܪܐ ܓܝܙܬܐ (waning moon)
  • ܣܝܢܐ (moon)
  • ܦܓܘܡܝܐ (waning moon)
  • ܦܢܣܝܠܝܢܘܣ (full moon)
  • ܪܝܫ ܝܪܚܐ (new moon)

References

  • shr”, 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, page 221b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 362b–363a
  • 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, page 974a