ܣܪܛܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܪ-ܛ (s-r-ṭ) related to scratching. Compare Arabic شَرْط (šarṭ) and Hebrew שֶׂרֶט (śéreṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛrtˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɛrtˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܣܪܛܐ • (serṭā) m (plural ܣܪܛܐ (serṭē))

1. line, dash
2. scratch, gash
3. (orthography) letter, character, tittle

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܪܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܪܛ		1st person	ܣܪܛܝ		ܣܪܛܢ
	construct	ܣܪܛ		2nd person	ܣܪܛܟ	ܣܪܛܟܝ	ܣܪܛܟܘܢ	ܣܪܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܪܛܐ		3rd person	ܣܪܛܗ	ܣܪܛܗ	ܣܪܛܗܘܢ	ܣܪܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܪܛܝܢ		1st person	ܣܪܛܝ		ܣܪܛܝܢ
	construct	ܣܪܛܝ		2nd person	ܣܪܛܝܟ	ܣܪܛܝܟܝ	ܣܪܛܝܟܘܢ	ܣܪܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܪܛܐ		3rd person	ܣܪܛܘܗܝ	ܣܪܛܝܗ	ܣܪܛܝܗܘܢ	ܣܪܛܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܣܪܛܐ • (serṭā) m

1. (orthography) Serto script

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܪ-ܛ (s-r-ṭ) related to scratching.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)rɑtˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)rɑtˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܣܪܛܐ • (srāṭā) m (plural ܣܪܛܐ (srāṭē))

1. incision
2. writing

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܪܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܪܛ		1st person	ܣܪܛܝ		ܣܪܛܢ
	construct	ܣܪܛ		2nd person	ܣܪܛܟ	ܣܪܛܟܝ	ܣܪܛܟܘܢ	ܣܪܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܪܛܐ		3rd person	ܣܪܛܗ	ܣܪܛܗ	ܣܪܛܗܘܢ	ܣܪܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܪܛܝܢ		1st person	ܣܪܛܝ		ܣܪܛܝܢ
	construct	ܣܪܛܝ		2nd person	ܣܪܛܝܟ	ܣܪܛܝܟܝ	ܣܪܛܝܟܘܢ	ܣܪܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܪܛܐ		3rd person	ܣܪܛܘܗܝ	ܣܪܛܝܗ	ܣܪܛܝܗܘܢ	ܣܪܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ-ܪ-ܛ (s-r-ṭ) related to scratching.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɑrtˤɑ], [sarrɑtˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɑrtˤe], [sarrɑtˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܣܪܛܐ • (sārṭā, sarrāṭā) m (plural ܣܪܛܐ (sārṭē, sarrāṭē))

1. limner, drawer
2. designer

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܪܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܪܛ		1st person	ܣܪܛܝ		ܣܪܛܢ
	construct	ܣܪܛ		2nd person	ܣܪܛܟ	ܣܪܛܟܝ	ܣܪܛܟܘܢ	ܣܪܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܪܛܐ		3rd person	ܣܪܛܗ	ܣܪܛܗ	ܣܪܛܗܘܢ	ܣܪܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܪܛܝܢ		1st person	ܣܪܛܝ		ܣܪܛܝܢ
	construct	ܣܪܛܝ		2nd person	ܣܪܛܝܟ	ܣܪܛܝܟܝ	ܣܪܛܝܟܘܢ	ܣܪܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܪܛܐ		3rd person	ܣܪܛܘܗܝ	ܣܪܛܝܗ	ܣܪܛܝܗܘܢ	ܣܪܛܝܗܝܢ

References

• “srṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “srṭ²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “srṭ³”, 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, page 237b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 391b
• 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, page 1046a