ܣܥܪܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Derived from ܣܲܥܪܵܐ (saˁrā, “hair”); cognate to Akkadian 𒋠 (šārtu [SÍK]), Arabic شَعْرَة (šaʕra), Hebrew שַׂעֲרָה (sa'ará), and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎓𐎗𐎚 (šʿrt, “wool”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [səʕar.tɑː]
Noun
ܣܥܲܪܬܵܐ • (sˁartā) f sg (plural ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (saˁrāṯā) or ܣܲܥܪܹ̈ܐ (saˁrē))
- (formal, anatomy) single hair, strand of hair
- Synonym: ܡܸܙܬܵܐ (miztā)
- feather
- Synonyms: ܦܠܘܼܡܵܐ (plūmā), ܡܸܪܛܵܐ (mirṭā)
- (figuratively) leaf, fiber/fibre
- Synonym: ܛܲܪܦܵܐ (ṭarpā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܲܥܪܵܐ (saˁrā) | 1st person | ܣܥܲܪܬܝܼ (sˁartī) | ܣܥܲܪܬܲܢ (sˁartan) | |||
| construct | ܣܲܥܪܲܬ݂ (saˁraṯ) | 2nd person | ܣܥܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (sˁartōḵ) | ܣܥܲܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (sˁartāḵ) | ܣܥܲܪܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sˁartawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܥܲܪܬܵܐ (sˁartā) | 3rd person | ܣܥܲܪܬܹܗ (sˁartēh) | ܣܥܲܪܬܵܗ̇ (sˁartāh) | ܣܥܲܪܬܗܘܿܢ (sˁarthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܢ (saˁrān) | 1st person | ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (saˁrāṯī) | ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (saˁrāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (saˁrāṯ) | 2nd person | ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (saˁrāṯōḵ) | ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (saˁrāṯāḵ) | ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saˁrāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (saˁrāṯā) | 3rd person | ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (saˁrāṯēh) | ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (saˁrāṯāh) | ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (saˁrāṯhōn) | |||
Etymology 2
Compare Arabic شَعِير (šaʕīr) and Hebrew שְׂעוֹרָה (se'orá).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [səʕɑrːθɑː]
Noun
ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܵܐ • (sˁārṯā) f sg (plural ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sˁārāṯā) or ܣܥܵܪܹ̈ܐ (sˁārē))
- barley
- barleycorn (unit of measure)
- (pathology) kind of eye disease
Usage notes
- The plural ܣܥܵܪܹ̈ܐ (sˁārē) is used for the collective sense of barley, whereas ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sˁārāṯā) is used for the sense of individual grains of barley.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܥܵܪܵܐ (sˁārā) | 1st person | ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܝܼ (sˁārṯī) | ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܲܢ (sˁārṯan) | |||
| construct | ܣܥܵܪܲܬ݂ (sˁāraṯ) | 2nd person | ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (sˁārṯōḵ) | ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (sˁārṯāḵ) | ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sˁārṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܵܐ (sˁārṯā) | 3rd person | ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܹܗ (sˁārṯēh) | ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (sˁārṯāh) | ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (sˁārṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܢ (sˁārān) | 1st person | ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (sˁārāṯī) | ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (sˁārāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (sˁārāṯ) | 2nd person | ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (sˁārāṯōḵ) | ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (sˁārāṯāḵ) | ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sˁārāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sˁārāṯā) | 3rd person | ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (sˁārāṯēh) | ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (sˁārāṯāh) | ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (sˁārāṯhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic. Compare Akkadian 𒋠 (šārtu [SÍK]), Arabic شَعْرَة (šaʕra), Hebrew שַׂעֲרָה (śaʿărâ), and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎓𐎗𐎚 (šʿrt, “wool”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [s(ə)ʕɑrtɑ], [s(ə)ʕartɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [s(ə)ʕɑre], [s(ə)ʕɑrɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܣܥܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܥܪܬܐ or ܣܥܪܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܥܪ | 1st person | ܣܥܪܝ | ܣܥܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܥܪ | 2nd person | ܣܥܪܟ | ܣܥܪܟܝ | ܣܥܪܟܘܢ | ܣܥܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܥܪܐ | 3rd person | ܣܥܪܗ | ܣܥܪܗ | ܣܥܪܗܘܢ | ܣܥܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܣܥܪܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܣܥܪܬܝ ,ܣܥܪܝ | ܣܥܪܬܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܥܪܬ ,ܣܥܪܝ | 2nd person | ܣܥܪܬܟ ,ܣܥܪܝܟ | ܣܥܪܬܟܝ ,ܣܥܪܝܟܝ | ܣܥܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܟܘܢ | ܣܥܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ,ܣܥܪܐ | 3rd person | ܣܥܪܬܗ ,ܣܥܪܘܗܝ | ܣܥܪܬܗ ,ܣܥܪܝܗ | ܣܥܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܗܘܢ | ܣܥܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
See also
Etymology 2
Compare Arabic شَعِير (šaʕīr) and Hebrew שְׂעוֹרָה (śəʿôrâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [s(ə)ʕɑr(ə)θɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [s(ə)ʕɑre], [s(ə)ʕɑrɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܣܥܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܥܪܬܐ or ܣܥܪܐ)
- barley
- barleycorn (unit of measure)
- (pathology) kind of eye disease
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܥܪ | 1st person | ܣܥܪܝ | ܣܥܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܥܪ | 2nd person | ܣܥܪܟ | ܣܥܪܟܝ | ܣܥܪܟܘܢ | ܣܥܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܣܥܪܐ | 3rd person | ܣܥܪܗ | ܣܥܪܗ | ܣܥܪܗܘܢ | ܣܥܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܣܥܪܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܣܥܪܬܝ ,ܣܥܪܝ | ܣܥܪܬܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܣܥܪܬ ,ܣܥܪܝ | 2nd person | ܣܥܪܬܟ ,ܣܥܪܝܟ | ܣܥܪܬܟܝ ,ܣܥܪܝܟܝ | ܣܥܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܟܘܢ | ܣܥܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ,ܣܥܪܐ | 3rd person | ܣܥܪܬܗ ,ܣܥܪܘܗܝ | ܣܥܪܬܗ ,ܣܥܪܝܗ | ܣܥܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܗܘܢ | ܣܥܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “sˁrh”, 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 233a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 384b
- 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 1028b