אשרנא

Aramaic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uʃ.ʃar.ˈnɑ/
  • (Ashkenazi) IPA(key): /u.ʃar.ˈnɔ/

Noun

אֻשַּׁרְנָא • ('uššarnām

  1. panelling, structure, wall, exact meaning dubious.
    • Tanach, Ezra 5:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אֱדַ֗יִן שְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙ לְשָׂבַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֔ךְ כְּנֵ֖מָא אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם מַן־שָׂ֨ם לְכֹ֜ם טְעֵ֗ם בַּיְתָ֤א דְנָה֙ לְמִבְנְיָ֔ה וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א דְנָ֖ה לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃
      ʾĕḏayin šəʾēlnā lə'sāḇayyā ʾīllēḵ kənēmā ʾămarnā llə'hōm man sām lə'ḵōm ṭəʿēm bayṯā ḏə'nā lə'miḇnəyā wə'ʾuššarnā ḏə'nā lə'šaḵlālā
      Thereupon we directed this question to these elders, ‘Who issued orders to you to rebuild this house and to complete its furnishings?’

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