ܐܣܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܣ ܪ (ˀ s r)
5 terms

Compare Biblical Hebrew אֵסוּר (ʾēsûr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔa.suːrɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܐ • (asūrā) m sg (plural ܐܲܣܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (asūrē))

1. bond, tie, chain
2. relationship; oath, promise; obligation

   Synonyms: ܒܲܝܬܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (baytāyūṯā), ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥyānūṯā), ܢܲܩܝܼܦܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (naqīpūṯā)

3. link, connection
4. (Internet) weblink, hyperlink, link

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܝܼ (asūrī)		ܐܲܣܘܼܪܲܢ (asūran)
	construct	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ (asūr)		2nd person	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (asūrūḵ)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (asūrāḵ)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (asūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܐ (asūrā)		3rd person	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܹܗ (asūrēh)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (asūrāh)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (asurhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܝܼ (asūrī)		ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܲܢ (asūran)
	construct	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ (asūray)		2nd person	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (asūrūḵ)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (asūrāḵ)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (asūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (asūrē)		3rd person	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (asūrūh)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (asūrōh)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (asurhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܐ-ܣ-ܪ (ʾ-s-r) related to binding. Compare Biblical Hebrew אֵסוּר (ʾēsûr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔăsurɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔăsure(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܣܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܣܘܪܐ)

1. band, bandage
2. bond, chain
3. fetter, handcuff
4. bondage, imprisonment; prison
5. obligation
6. oath, promise

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܣܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܣܘܪ		1st person	ܐܣܘܪܝ		ܐܣܘܪܢ
	construct	ܐܣܘܪ		2nd person	ܐܣܘܪܟ	ܐܣܘܪܟܝ	ܐܣܘܪܟܘܢ	ܐܣܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܘܪܗ	ܐܣܘܪܗ	ܐܣܘܪܗܘܢ	ܐܣܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܣܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܣܘܪܝ		ܐܣܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܣܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܣܘܪܝܟ	ܐܣܘܪܝܟܝ	ܐܣܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܣܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܘܪܘܗܝ	ܐܣܘܪܝܗ	ܐܣܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܣܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀswr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 16b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 22b
• 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, p. 67a-b