ܝܨܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܨ ܘ ܪ (ṣ w r)
8 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, Derived from Hebrew יֵצֶר (yétser).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jasˤrɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܨܪܵܐ • (yaṣrā) m sg (plural ܝܲܨܪܹ̈ܐ (yaṣrē))

1. instinct, impulse, nature, urge
2. inclination, propensity, disposition

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܨܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܨܪܝܼ (yaṣrī)		ܝܲܨܪܲܢ (yaṣran)
	construct	ܝܼܨܲܪ (īṣar)		2nd person	ܝܲܨܪܘܼܟ݂ (yaṣrūḵ)	ܝܲܨܪܵܟ݂ܝ (yaṣrāḵ)	ܝܲܨܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaṣrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܨܪܵܐ (yaṣrā)		3rd person	ܝܲܨܪܹܗ (yaṣrēh)	ܝܲܨܪܘܿܗ̇ (yaṣrōh)	ܝܲܨܪܗܘܿܢ (yaṣrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܝܼ (yaṣrī)		ܝܲܨܪ̈ܲܢ (yaṣran)
	construct	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܲܝ (yaṣray)		2nd person	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (yaṣrūḵ)	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (yaṣrāḵ)	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaṣrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܨܪܹ̈ܐ (yaṣrē)		3rd person	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (yaṣrūh)	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yaṣrōh)	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (yaṣrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܲܨܪܵܝܵܐ (yaṣrāyā)
• ܝܲܨܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yaṣrūṯā)
• ܝܲܨܪܵܢܵܐ (yaṣrānā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Hebrew יֵצֶר (yḗṣer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jasˤrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [jasˤre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܝܨܪܐ • (yaṣrāʾ) m (plural ܝܨܪܐ)

1. soul, desire, will
2. inclination, propensity, disposition
3. thought

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܨܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܨܪ		1st person	ܝܨܪܝ		ܝܨܪܢ
	construct	ܝܨܪ		2nd person	ܝܨܪܟ	ܝܨܪܟܝ	ܝܨܪܟܘܢ	ܝܨܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܨܪܐ		3rd person	ܝܨܪܗ	ܝܨܪܗ	ܝܨܪܗܘܢ	ܝܨܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܝܨܪܝܢ		1st person	ܝܨܪܝ		ܝܨܪܝܢ
	construct	ܝܨܪܝ		2nd person	ܝܨܪܝܟ	ܝܨܪܝܟܝ	ܝܨܪܝܟܘܢ	ܝܨܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܨܪܐ		3rd person	ܝܨܪܘܗܝ	ܝܨܪܝܗ	ܝܨܪܝܗܘܢ	ܝܨܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “yṣr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-29
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 143b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 195b
• 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. 580a-b