ܣܘܥܪܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܥ ܪ (s ˁ r)
3 terms

From the verb ܣܵܥܹܪ (sāˁēr) of the noun pattern 1u23ānā. With the original sense of “visitation” later coming to mean “action" as a calque of Ancient Greek πρᾶγμα (prâgma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [suʕ.rɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ • (suˁrānā) m (plural ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (suˁrānē))

1. action, activity; deed, work

   Synonyms: ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁḇāḏā), ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ (šuḡlā)

2. (drama) act
3. (grammar) verb

   Synonym: ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (milṯā)

4. (archaic) visitation, visiting; inspection

   Synonym: ܣܘܼܚܒܵܪܵܐ (suḥbārā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܝܼ (suˁrānī)		ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܲܢ (suˁrānan)
	construct	ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢ (suˁrān)		2nd person	ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (suˁrānūḵ)	ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (suˁrānāḵ)	ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (suˁrānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ (suˁrānā)		3rd person	ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܹܗ (suˁrānēh)	ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܗ̇ (suˁrānāh)	ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܗܘܿܢ (suˁrānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܝܼ (suˁrānī)		ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܲܢ (suˁrānan)
	construct	ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܲܝ (suˁrānay)		2nd person	ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (suˁrānūḵ)	ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (suˁrānāḵ)	ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (suˁrānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (suˁrānē)		3rd person	ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗܝ (suˁrānūh)	ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (suˁrānōh)	ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܗܘܿܢ (suˁrānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܗܘܼܦܵܟ݂ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ (hūpāḵ suˁrānā, “reaction”)
• ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܫܠܝܼ̈ܚܹܐ (suˁrānē dšlīḥē, “Acts of the Apostles”)
• ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܕܵܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (suˁrānē lūdārāyē, “acrobatics”)
• ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ ܟܸܣܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (suˁrānā kispānāyā, “transaction”)
• ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (suˁrānāyā, “actual, practical, pragmatic; transactional”)
• ܫܸܡ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ (šim suˁrānā, “verbal noun”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ-ܥ-ܪ (s-ʿ-r) related to visiting. The sense of "action" is a calque of Ancient Greek πρᾶγμα (prâgma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [suʕrɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [suʕrɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܘܥܪܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܘܥܪܢܐ)

1. visitation, visiting
2. act, action, activity, deed, work
3. occurrence, event, effect
4. things, goods, possessions, resources
5. fact, reality
6. affair, business
7. administration, office, diocese, function
8. inspection
9. assistance
10. affliction of punishment
11. denotation, literal meaning
12. category
13. abstract

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܥܪܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܘܥܪܢ		1st person	ܣܘܥܪܢܝ		ܣܘܥܪܢܢ
	construct	ܣܘܥܪܢ		2nd person	ܣܘܥܪܢܟ	ܣܘܥܪܢܟܝ	ܣܘܥܪܢܟܘܢ	ܣܘܥܪܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܥܪܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܥܪܢܗ	ܣܘܥܪܢܗ	ܣܘܥܪܢܗܘܢ	ܣܘܥܪܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܘܥܪܢܝܢ		1st person	ܣܘܥܪܢܝ		ܣܘܥܪܢܝܢ
	construct	ܣܘܥܪܢܝ		2nd person	ܣܘܥܪܢܝܟ	ܣܘܥܪܢܝܟܝ	ܣܘܥܪܢܝܟܘܢ	ܣܘܥܪܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܥܪܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܥܪܢܘܗܝ	ܣܘܥܪܢܝܗ	ܣܘܥܪܢܝܗܘܢ	ܣܘܥܪܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “swˁrn”, 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, pp. 232b-233a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 369a
• 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. 986b-987a