ܣܗܪܐ

See also: ܣܗܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܗ ܪ (s h r)
3 terms

ܣܗܪܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic סַהֲרָא (sahărā); cognate to Arabic شَهْر (šahr, “month”) and Hebrew סַהַר (sáhar, “crescent”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sahrɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [sˤehrˤa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [saːra], [saːrˤa]

Noun

ܣܲܗܪܵܐ • (sahrā) m sg (plural ܣܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (sahrē) or ܣܲܗܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (sahrānē))

1. (astronomy) moon

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܗܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܗܪܝܼ (sahrī)		ܣܲܗܪܲܢ (sahran)
	construct	ܣܗܲܪ (shar)		2nd person	ܣܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (sahrūḵ)	ܣܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (sahrāḵ)	ܣܲܗܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sahrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܗܪܵܐ (sahrā)		3rd person	ܣܲܗܪܹܗ (sahrēh)	ܣܲܗܪܘܿܗ̇ (sahrōh)	ܣܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (sahrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܝܼ (sahrī)		ܣܲܗܪ̈ܲܢ (sahran)
	construct	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܲܝ (sahray)		2nd person	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (sahrūḵ)	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (sahrāḵ)	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sahrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (sahrē)		3rd person	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (sahrūh)	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sahrōh)	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (sahrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܣܲܗܪܵܐ (yulpān sahrā, “selenology”)
• ܡܸܣܬܲܗܪܵܢܵܐ (mistahrānā, “lunatic”)
• ܣܲܗܪܵܝܵܐ (sahrāyā, “lunar”)
• ܣܲܗܪܵܢܵܐ (sahrānā, “moon-shaped”)
• ܣܲܗܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (sahrānāyā, “lunar”)

Classical Syriac

ܣܗܪܐ

Etymology

Compare Arabic شَهْر (šahr) and Hebrew סַהַר (sáhar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sahrɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܣܗܪܐ • (Sahrā) c(uncountable)

1. (astronomy) moon
2. (alchemy) silver

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܗܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܗܪ		1st person	ܣܗܪܝ		ܣܗܪܢ
	construct	ܣܗܪ		2nd person	ܣܗܪܟ	ܣܗܪܟܝ	ܣܗܪܟܘܢ	ܣܗܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܣܗܪܗ	ܣܗܪܗ	ܣܗܪܗܘܢ	ܣܗܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܗܪܝܢ		1st person	ܣܗܪܝ		ܣܗܪܝܢ
	construct	ܣܗܪܝ		2nd person	ܣܗܪܝܟ	ܣܗܪܝܟܝ	ܣܗܪܝܟܘܢ	ܣܗܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܣܗܪܘܗܝ	ܣܗܪܝܗ	ܣܗܪܝܗܘܢ	ܣܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܣܝܢܐ

Derived terms

• ܣܗܪܝܐ
• ܣܗܪܢܐ
• ܣܗܪܢܝܐ

Related terms

• ܣܗܪܐ ܓܝܙܬܐ (waning moon)
• ܟܐܣܐ (full moon)
• ܦܢܣܝܠܝܢܘܣ (full moon)
• ܦܢܣܠܝܢܘܣ (full moon)
• ܢܘܡܝܢܝܐ (new moon)
• ܣܝܢܐ (cresent)
• ܪܝܫ ܝܪܚܐ (new moon)
• ܦܓܘܡܝܐ (waning moon)

References

• “shr”, 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. 221b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 362b-363a
• 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. 974a