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

present participle	ܣܪܵܝܵܐ (srāyā)
verbal noun	ܣܪܵܝܵܐ (srāyā)
		singular				plural
past participle	m	ܣܸܪܝܵܐ (siryā)				ܣܸܪܝܹ̈ܐ (siryē)
	f	ܣܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (srīṯā)
agent noun	m	ܣܵܪܘܿܝܵܐ (sārōyā)				ܣܵܪܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (sārōyē)
	f	ܣܵܪܘܿܝܬܵܐ (sārōytā)				ܣܵܪܘܿܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sārōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܣܪܵܝܬܵܐ (srāytā)				ܣ̈ܪܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (srāyāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	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)	ܣܵܪܹܝܚ (sārēḥ)	ܣܵܪܹܝܬܘܿܢ (sārētōn)	ܣܵܪܝܼ (sārī)
	f	ܣܵܪܝܵܢ (sāryān)	ܣܵܪܝܵܬܝ (sāryāt)	ܣܵܪܝܵܐ (sāryā)
imperative	m		ܣܪܝܼ (srī)			ܣܪܲܘ (sraw)
	f		ܣܪܲܝ (sray)
passive past	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