ܫܐܪܐ
See also: ܫܐܕܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic שִּׁירָא (šīrā, “silk; a kind of silk garment”), from Chinese 絲 (MC si). Hence also being named after the people from whom silk was obtained; compare Mandaic ࡔࡉ࡚ࡓࡀࡉࡀ (ši̱raia /šērāyā/), Arabic سِيرَاء (sīrāʔ), Ge'ez ሢራይ (śiray) and Ancient Greek Σήρ (Sḗr).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܫܹܐܪܵܐ • (šērā) m (plural ܫܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (šērē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܫܹܐܪ (šēr) | 1st person | ܫܹܐܪܝܼ (šērī) | ܫܹܐܪܲܢ (šēran) | |||
| construct | ܫܹܐܪ (šēr) | 2nd person | ܫܹܐܪܘܼܟ݂ (šērōḵ) | ܫܹܐܪܵܟ݂ܝ (šērāḵ) | ܫܹܐܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šērawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܫܹܐܪܵܐ (šērā) | 3rd person | ܫܹܐܪܹܗ (šērēh) | ܫܹܐܪܵܗ̇ (šērāh) | ܫܹܐܪܗܘܿܢ (šērhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܫܹܐܪ̈ܝܼܢ (šērīn) | 1st person | ܫܹܐܪ̈ܝܼ (šērī) | ܫܹܐܪ̈ܲܢ (šēran) | |||
| construct | ܫܹܐܪ̈ܲܝ (šēray) | 2nd person | ܫܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (šērōḵ) | ܫܹܐܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (šērāḵ) | ܫܹܐܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šērawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܫܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (šērē) | 3rd person | ܫܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (šērūh) | ܫܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (šērōh) | ܫܹܐܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (šērayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܫܹܐܪܵܝܵܐ (šērāyā, “silky”)
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃe(ʔ)rɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃe(ʔ)re] (plural)
Etymology 1
Possibly from Akkadian 𒄯 (šewiru, semeru). Compare Hebrew שֵׁר (šēr), Arabic سِوَار (siwār).
Noun
ܫܐܪܐ • (šērā) m (plural ܫܐܪܐ (šērē))
- chain
- anklet, bracelet, bangle
- Coordinate terms: ܩܘܠܒܐ (qulbā), ܐܩܠܢܐ (ʾaqlānā)
- nose ring
- shoulder covering; cape
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܫܐܪ | 1st person | ܫܐܪܝ | ܫܐܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܐܪ | 2nd person | ܫܐܪܟ | ܫܐܪܟܝ | ܫܐܪܟܘܢ | ܫܐܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܐܪܐ | 3rd person | ܫܐܪܗ | ܫܐܪܗ | ܫܐܪܗܘܢ | ܫܐܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܫܐܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܫܐܪܝ | ܫܐܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܐܪܝ | 2nd person | ܫܐܪܝܟ | ܫܐܪܝܟܝ | ܫܐܪܝܟܘܢ | ܫܐܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܐܪܐ | 3rd person | ܫܐܪܘܗܝ | ܫܐܪܝܗ | ܫܐܪܝܗܘܢ | ܫܐܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
Noun
ܫܐܪܐ • (šērā) m (plural ܫܐܪܐ (šērē))
- alternative form of ܫܐܪܝܐ (šērāyā, “piece of silk”)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܫܐܪ | 1st person | ܫܐܪܝ | ܫܐܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܐܪ | 2nd person | ܫܐܪܟ | ܫܐܪܟܝ | ܫܐܪܟܘܢ | ܫܐܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܐܪܐ | 3rd person | ܫܐܪܗ | ܫܐܪܗ | ܫܐܪܗܘܢ | ܫܐܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܫܐܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܫܐܪܝ | ܫܐܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܐܪܝ | 2nd person | ܫܐܪܝܟ | ܫܐܪܝܟܝ | ܫܐܪܝܟܘܢ | ܫܐܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܐܪܐ | 3rd person | ܫܐܪܘܗܝ | ܫܐܪܝܗ | ܫܐܪܝܗܘܢ | ܫܐܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “šˀr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 8 June 2011
- “šˀry”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-19-24
- Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 356a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 554b
- 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 1498a