ܫܗܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܗ ܪ (š h r)
3 terms

Derived from the verb ܫܵܗܹܪ (šāhēr, to stay up all night; to keep vigil). The sense of “blind” in the latter noun and adjective is due to an association of darkness with blindness.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܲܗܪܵܐ • (šahrām (plural ܫܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (šahrē) or ܫܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šahrawwāṯā))

  1. a genre of festival, usually celebrated by an individual village or city where there is a monastery, church, or other holy site present that is dedicated to a certain saint, celebrating and remembering that saint
    ܒܹܒܸ̈ܛܢܵܝܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܙܲܝܚܝܼܢ݇ ܫܲܗܪܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ
    bēbiṭnāyē kē mzayḥī šahrā dmār aḇrāhām
    Batnayites celebrate the saint festival of Saint Abraham.

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܗܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܗܸܪ (šhir) 1st person ܫܲܗܪܝܼ (šahrī) ܫܲܗܪܲܢ (šahran)
construct ܫܗܸܪ (šhir) 2nd person ܫܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (šahrōḵ) ܫܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (šahrāḵ) ܫܲܗܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šahrawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܲܗܪܵܐ (šahrā) 3rd person ܫܲܗܪܹܗ (šahrēh) ܫܲܗܪܵܗ̇ (šahrāh) ܫܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (šahrhōn)
plural absolute ܫܲܗܪ̈ܝܼܢ (šahrīn) 1st person ܫܲܗܪ̈ܝܼ (šahrī) ܫܲܗܪ̈ܲܢ (šahran)
construct ܫܲܗܪ̈ܲܝ (šahray) 2nd person ܫܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (šahrōḵ) ܫܲܗܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (šahrāḵ) ܫܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šahrawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (šahrē) 3rd person ܫܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (šahrūh) ܫܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (šahrōh) ܫܲܗܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (šahrayhōn)

Noun

ܫܲܗܵܪܵܐ • (šahhārām (plural ܫܲܗܵܪܹ̈ܐ (šahhārē), feminine ܫܲܗܵܪܬܵܐ (šahhārtā))

  1. one holding a vigil
  2. one staying awake all night
  3. insomniac
  4. blind person
    Synonym: ܣܸܡܝܵܐ (simyā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܗܵܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܲܗܵܪ (šahhār) 1st person ܫܲܗܵܪܝܼ (šahhārī) ܫܲܗܵܪܲܢ (šahhāran)
construct ܫܲܗܵܪ (šahhār) 2nd person ܫܲܗܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (šahhārōḵ) ܫܲܗܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (šahhārāḵ) ܫܲܗܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šahhārawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܲܗܵܪܵܐ (šahhārā) 3rd person ܫܲܗܵܪܹܗ (šahhārēh) ܫܲܗܵܪܵܗ̇ (šahhārāh) ܫܲܗܵܪܗܘܿܢ (šahhārhōn)
plural absolute ܫܲܗܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (šahhārīn) 1st person ܫܲܗܵܪ̈ܝܼ (šahhārī) ܫܲܗܵܪ̈ܲܢ (šahhāran)
construct ܫܲܗܵܪ̈ܲܝ (šahhāray) 2nd person ܫܲܗܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (šahhārōḵ) ܫܲܗܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (šahhārāḵ) ܫܲܗܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šahhārawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܲܗܵܪܹ̈ܐ (šahhārē) 3rd person ܫܲܗܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (šahhārūh) ܫܲܗܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (šahhārōh) ܫܲܗܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (šahhārayhōn)

Proper noun

ܫܲܗܵܪܵܐ • (šahhārā?

  1. a surname

Adjective

ܫܲܗܵܪܵܐ • (šahhārā) (feminine ܫܲܗܵܪܬܵܐ (šahhārtā), plural ܫܲܗܵܪܹ̈ܐ (šahhārē))

  1. holding a vigil
  2. staying awake all night
  3. insomniac
  4. blind
    Synonym: ܣܸܡܝܵܐ (simyā)