ܣܕܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܕ ܪ (s d r)
4 terms

From Aramaic סֵדְרָא (seḏrā); compare Hebrew סֵדֶר (séder).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɪð.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sɪd.rɑː]

Noun

ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ • (siḏrā) m sg (plural ܣܸܕ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (siḏrē))

1. row, line (sequence, order, array or series of people or objects)

   Synonyms: ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܐ (šīšiltā), ܚܘܼܪܙܵܐ (ḥurzā), ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ (ṭaḵsā)

   Coordinate term: ܥܲܡܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁamūḏā)

2. list
3. class, rank; year, grade, form
4. (by extension) classroom
5. (music, poetry) verse; kind of hymn, chant, prayer, or anthem having verses in alphabetical order
6. (military) battleline, battle order (arrangement of soldiers in battle)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܸܕ݂ܪܝܼ (siḏrī)		ܣܸܕ݂ܪܲܢ (siḏran)
	construct	ܣܕ݂ܲܪ (sḏar)		2nd person	ܣܸܕ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (siḏrūḵ)	ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (siḏrāḵ)	ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (siḏrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ (siḏrā)		3rd person	ܣܸܕ݂ܪܹܗ (siḏrēh)	ܣܸܕ݂ܪܘܿܗ̇ (siḏrōh)	ܣܸܕ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (siḏrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܸܕ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (siḏrī)		ܣܸܕ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (siḏran)
	construct	ܣܸܕ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (siḏray)		2nd person	ܣܸܕ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (siḏrūḵ)	ܣܸܕ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (siḏrāḵ)	ܣܸܕ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (siḏrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܕ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (siḏrē)		3rd person	ܣܸܕ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (siḏrūh)	ܣܸܕ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (siḏrōh)	ܣܸܕ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (siḏrhōn)

Hyponyms

• ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (siḏrā d-yāwmā, “agenda”)
• ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܡܹܐܟ݂ܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (siḏrā d-mēḵlāṯē, “menu”)
• ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (siḏrā d-ˁḇāḏē, “to-do list”)
• ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܫܸܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ (siḏrā d-šimmāhē, “roll”)

 

Derived terms

• ܡܣܲܕܸܪ (msaddir)
• ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (siḏrānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ-ܕ-ܪ (s-d-r) related to arranging. Compare Hebrew סֵדֶר (sḗḏer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛðrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɛðre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܕܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܕܪܐ)

1. grade, rank
2. order, array, series
3. row, line
4. list
5. (military) battleline
6. classroom
7. chapter
8. kind of hymn, chant, prayer, or anthem having verses in alphabetical order
9. curtain, hanging

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܕܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܕܪ		1st person	ܣܕܪܝ		ܣܕܪܢ
	construct	ܣܕܪ		2nd person	ܣܕܪܟ	ܣܕܪܟܝ	ܣܕܪܟܘܢ	ܣܕܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܕܪܐ		3rd person	ܣܕܪܗ	ܣܕܪܗ	ܣܕܪܗܘܢ	ܣܕܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܕܪܝܢ		1st person	ܣܕܪܝ		ܣܕܪܝܢ
	construct	ܣܕܪܝ		2nd person	ܣܕܪܝܟ	ܣܕܪܝܟܝ	ܣܕܪܝܟܘܢ	ܣܕܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܕܪܐ		3rd person	ܣܕܪܘܗܝ	ܣܕܪܝܗ	ܣܕܪܝܗܘܢ	ܣܕܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “sdr”, 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. 221a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 362a
• 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, pp. 972b-973a