ܫܐܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic שִּׁירָיָא (šīrāyā, “a kind of silk garment”) and from ܫܹܐܪܵܐ (šērā, “silk”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃeːʔrɑːjɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʃiːrɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܫܹܐܪܵܝܵܐ • (šērāyā) (feminine ܫܹܐܪܵܝܬܵܐ (šērāytā), plural ܫܹܐܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (šērāyē))

  1. silken, of or pertaining to silk

Derived terms

  • ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܫܹܐܪܵܝܬܵܐ (urḥā šērāytā, “the Silk Road”)
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