ܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה (Śārâ, “Princess”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈsar.rɑ]

Proper noun

ܣܲܪܵܐ • (sarrā) f

1. (biblical) Sarah
   • Genesis 17:15:

     ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ، ܣܲܪܲܝ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂ ܠܵܐ ܩܵܪܹܝܬ ܫܸܡܘܿܗ̇ ܣܲܪܲܝ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܣܲܪܵܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܫܸܡܘܿܗ̇.

     w-mīrēh allāhā l-aḇrāhām, sarray baḵtūḵ lā qārēt šimmōh sarray, īnā sarrā hāwē šimmōh.

     And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah her name shall be.

2. a female given name from Hebrew

Derived terms

• ܣܲܪܘܿ (sarō) (diminutive, nickname)

See also

• ܣܲܪܲܝ (sarray)

Etymology 2

Root
ܣ ܪ ܐ (s r ˀ)
2 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɑːreː]

Verb

ܣܵܪܹܐ • (sārē)

1. to be bad
2. to deteriorate
3. to degenerate
4. to worsen
5. to stink

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܣܵܪܹܐ (sārē)
present participle		ܣܪܵܝܵܐ (srāyā)
verbal noun ܫܸܡ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ		ܣܪܵܝܵܐ (srāyā)
		singular ܚܕ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ				plural ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܢܵܝܵܐ
past participle ܡܫܲܘܬܲܦܬܵܐ	m	ܣܸܪܝܵܐ (siryā)				ܣܸܪܝܹ̈ܐ (siryē)
	f	ܣܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (srīṯā)
agent noun ܥܵܒ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ	m	ܣܵܪܘܿܝܵܐ (sārōyā)				ܣܵܪܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (sārōyē)
	f	ܣܵܪܘܿܝܬܵܐ (sārōytā)				ܣܵܪܘܿܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sārōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܣܪܵܝܬܵܐ (srāytā)				ܣ̈ܪܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (srāyāṯā)
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ	m	ܣܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ (srē lī)	ܣܪܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (srē lūḵ)	ܣܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ (srē lēh)		ܣܪܹܐ ܠܲܢ (srē lan)	ܣܪܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (srē lāwḵōn)	ܣܪܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (srē lhōn)
	f		ܣܪܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (srē lāḵ)	ܣܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (srē lāh)
non-past	m	ܣܵܪܹܝܢ (sārēn)	ܣܵܪܹܝܬ (sārēt)	ܣܵܪܹܐ (sārē)		ܣܵܪܲܚ (sāraḥ)	ܣܵܪܹܝܬܘܿܢ (sārētōn)	ܣܵܪܝܼ (sārī)
	f	ܣܵܪܝܵܢ (sāryān)	ܣܵܪܝܵܬܝ (sāryāt)	ܣܵܪܝܵܐ (sāryā)
imperative ܦܵܩܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ	m		ܣܪܝܼ (srī)				ܣܪܲܘ (sraw)
	f		ܣܪܲܝ (sray)
passive past ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ ܚܵܫܘܿܫܵܐ	m	ܣܪܹܝܢ (srēn)	ܣܪܹܝܬ (srēt)	ܣܪܹܐ (srē)		ܣܪܹܝܚ (srēḥ)	ܣܪܹܝܬܘܿܢ (srētōn)	ܣܪܲܝ (sray)
	f	ܣܸܪܝܲܢ (siryan)	ܣܸܪܝܲܬܝ (siryat)	ܣܸܪܝܵܐ (siryā)
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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Hebrew שָׂרָה (Śārâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sarrɑ(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܣܪܐ • (sarrā) f

1. Sarah (Biblical figure)
2. a female given name

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 414b