ܫܐܪܐ

See also: ܫܐܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic שִּׁירָא (šīrā, silk; a kind of silk garment), from Chinese (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

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃeːʔrɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʃiːrɑː]

Noun

ܫܹܐܪܵܐ • (šērām (plural ܫܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (šērē))

  1. silk
    Synonyms: ܐܲܒ݂ܪܝܼܫܘܼܡܵܐ (aḇrīšūmā), ܩܲܙܵܐ (qazzā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܹܐܪܵܐ
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

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 • (šērām (plural ܫܐܪܐ (šērē))

  1. chain
  2. anklet, bracelet, bangle
    Coordinate terms: ܩܘܠܒܐ (qulbā), ܐܩܠܢܐ (ʾaqlānā)
  3. nose ring
  4. shoulder covering; cape
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܐܪܐ
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 • (šērām (plural ܫܐܪܐ (šērē))

  1. alternative form of ܫܐܪܝܐ (šērāyā, piece of silk)
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܐܪܐ
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