ܥܛܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܛ ܪ (ˁ ṭ r)
1 term

ܥܛܪܐ

Compare Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr) and Hebrew עֲתַר ('atár). The latter is an occupational noun derived from the former, that of which is cognate to Arabic عَطَّار (ʕaṭṭār).

Pronunciation

• ܥܸܛܪܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɪtˤ.rɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔɪt.rɑː]
• ܥܲܛܵܪܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕatˤ.tˤɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܥܸܛܪܵܐ • (ˁiṭrā) m sg (plural ܥܸܛܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁiṭrē))

1. perfume, fragrance, scent

   Synonyms: ܪܹܝܚܵܐ ܗܲܢܝܼܐܵܐ (rēḥā hanīˀā), ܗܹܪܘܿܡܵܐ (hērōmā)

2. (chiefly in the plural) incense

   Synonym: ܒܸܣܡܵܐ (bismā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܸܛܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܸܛܪܝܼ (ˁiṭrī)		ܥܸܛܪܲܢ (ˁiṭran)
	construct	ܥܛܲܪ (ˁṭar)		2nd person	ܥܸܛܪܘܼܟ݂ (ˁiṭrūḵ)	ܥܸܛܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁiṭrāḵ)	ܥܸܛܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁiṭrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܛܪܵܐ (ˁiṭrā)		3rd person	ܥܸܛܪܹܗ (ˁiṭrēh)	ܥܸܛܪܘܿܗ̇ (ˁiṭrōh)	ܥܸܛܪܗܘܿܢ (ˁiṭrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܸܛܪ̈ܝܼ (ˁiṭrī)		ܥܸܛܪ̈ܲܢ (ˁiṭran)
	construct	ܥܸܛܪ̈ܲܝ (ˁiṭray)		2nd person	ܥܸܛܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁiṭrūḵ)	ܥܸܛܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁiṭrāḵ)	ܥܸܛܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁiṭrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܸܛܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁiṭrē)		3rd person	ܥܸܛܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ˁiṭrūh)	ܥܸܛܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁiṭrōh)	ܥܸܛܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁiṭrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܥܸܛܪܵܝܵܐ (ˁiṭrāyā)
• ܥܸܛܪܵܢܵܐ (ˁiṭrānā)

Noun

ܥܲܛܵܪܵܐ • (ˁaṭṭārā) m sg (plural ܥܲܛܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁaṭṭārē), feminine ܥܲܛܵܪܬܵܐ (ˁaṭṭārtā))

1. perfumer, scentmaker
2. spice seller
3. apothecary, druggist, pharmacist, chemist

   Synonyms: ܨܲܝܕܠܵܝܵܐ (ṣaydlāyā), ܒܲܣܵܡܵܐ (bassāmā), ܐܲܦܵܬܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ (appātīqārā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܲܛܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܲܛܵܪܝܼ (ˁaṭṭārī)		ܥܲܛܵܪܲܢ (ˁaṭṭāran)
	construct	ܥܲܛܵܪ (ˁaṭṭār)		2nd person	ܥܲܛܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaṭṭārūḵ)	ܥܲܛܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaṭṭārāḵ)	ܥܲܛܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaṭṭārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܛܵܪܵܐ (ˁaṭṭārā)		3rd person	ܥܲܛܵܪܹܗ (ˁaṭṭārēh)	ܥܲܛܵܪܵܗ̇ (ˁaṭṭārāh)	ܥܲܛܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ˁaṭṭārhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܲܛܵܪ̈ܝܼ (ˁaṭṭārī)		ܥܲܛܵܪ̈ܲܢ (ˁaṭṭāran)
	construct	ܥܲܛܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ˁaṭṭāray)		2nd person	ܥܲܛܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaṭṭārūḵ)	ܥܲܛܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaṭṭārāḵ)	ܥܲܛܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaṭṭārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܛܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁaṭṭārē)		3rd person	ܥܲܛܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ˁaṭṭārūh)	ܥܲܛܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁaṭṭārōh)	ܥܲܛܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁaṭṭārhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ ܛ ܪ related to being emitted. Compare Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr) and Hebrew עֲתַר (ʿăṯar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɛtˤrɑ](singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɛtˤre], [ʕɛtˤrɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܥܛܪܐ • (ˁeṭrā) m (plural ܥܛܪܢܐ or ܥܛܪܐ)

1. vapor/vapour, fume, steam

   Synonyms: ܪܘܚܐ, ܚܒܘܪܐ, ܬܢܢܐ, ܠܗܓܐ

2. (weather) whirlwind
3. smell, odor/odour, perfume

   Synonyms: ܒܣܡܐ, ܪܝܚܐ, ܪܘܚܐ

4. incense

   Synonym: ܒܣܡܐ

5. (botany) aspalathus
6. (architecture) volute

Usage notes

The plural ܥܛܪܢܐ (ʿeṭrānē) is used for the sense of "incense" while the plural ܥܛܪܐ (ʿeṭrē) is used for other senses.

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܛܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܛܪ		1st person	ܥܛܪܝ		ܥܛܪܢ
	construct	ܥܛܪ		2nd person	ܥܛܪܟ	ܥܛܪܟܝ	ܥܛܪܟܘܢ	ܥܛܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܛܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܛܪܗ	ܥܛܪܗ	ܥܛܪܗܘܢ	ܥܛܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܛܪܢܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܢ		1st person	ܥܛܪܢܝ ,ܥܛܪܝ		ܥܛܪܢܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܢ
	construct	ܥܛܪܢܝ ,ܥܛܪܝ		2nd person	ܥܛܪܢܝܟ ,ܥܛܪܝܟ	ܥܛܪܢܝܟܝ ,ܥܛܪܝܟܝ	ܥܛܪܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܟܘܢ	ܥܛܪܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܛܪܢܐ ,ܥܛܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܛܪܢܘܗܝ ,ܥܛܪܘܗܝ	ܥܛܪܢܝܗ ,ܥܛܪܝܗ	ܥܛܪܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܗܘܢ	ܥܛܪܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܥܛܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic عَطَّار (ʕaṭṭār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕatˤtˤɑrɑ](singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕatˤtˤɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܥܛܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܛܪܐ)

1. druggist, pharmacist
2. perfumer

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܛܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܛܪ		1st person	ܥܛܪܝ		ܥܛܪܢ
	construct	ܥܛܪ		2nd person	ܥܛܪܟ	ܥܛܪܟܝ	ܥܛܪܟܘܢ	ܥܛܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܛܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܛܪܗ	ܥܛܪܗ	ܥܛܪܗܘܢ	ܥܛܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܛܪܝܢ		1st person	ܥܛܪܝ		ܥܛܪܝܢ
	construct	ܥܛܪܝ		2nd person	ܥܛܪܝܟ	ܥܛܪܝܟܝ	ܥܛܪܝܟܘܢ	ܥܛܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܛܪܐ		3rd person	ܥܛܪܘܗܝ	ܥܛܪܝܗ	ܥܛܪܝܗܘܢ	ܥܛܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁṭr”, 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 251a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 410b
• 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 1094b