ܥܪܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܥܪܣܐ ܕܕܡܟܐ

ܥܪܣܐ ܕܝܬܒܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic עַרְסָא (ʿarsā), from Proto-Semitic *ʿ-r-ś; compare Arabic عَرْش (ʕarš, “throne”) and Hebrew עֶרֶשׂ ('éres, “cradle”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕar.sɑː]

Noun

ܥܲܪܣܵܐ • (ˁarsā) f sg (plural ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁarsāṯē))

1. bed, bedstead, bedframe
2. wooden frame, wood rack, couch

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܲܪܣܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܲܪܣܝܼ (ˁarsī)		ܥܲܪܣܲܢ (ˁarsan)
	construct	ܥ		2nd person	ܥܲܪܣܘܼܟ݂ (ˁarsūḵ)	ܥܲܪܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁarsāḵ)	ܥܲܪܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁarsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܪܣܵܐ (ˁarsā)		3rd person	ܥܲܪܣܹܗ (ˁarsēh)	ܥܲܪܣܵܗ̇ (ˁarsāh)	ܥܲܪܣܗܘܿܢ (ˁarshōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ˁarsāṯī)		ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ˁarsāṯan)
	construct	ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܠܵܬ݂ (riḡlāṯ)		2nd person	ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁarsāṯūḵ)	ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁarsāṯāḵ)	ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁarsāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁarsāṯē)		3rd person	ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ˁarsāṯūh)	ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁarsāṯōh)	ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ˁarsāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܥܲܪܣܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁarsōnīṯā)

See also

• ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tišwīṯā)
• ܩܵܪܵܒ݂ܲܬ (qārāḇat)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿ-r-ś. Compare Arabic عَرْش (ʕarš) and Hebrew עֶרֶשׂ (ʿéreś).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕarsɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܥܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܪܣܘܬܐ or ܥܪܣܬܐ)

1. bed
2. couch
3. litter, bier, stretcher

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܪܣܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܪܣ		1st person	ܥܪܣܝ		ܥܪܣܢ
	construct	ܥܪܣ		2nd person	ܥܪܣܟ	ܥܪܣܟܝ	ܥܪܣܟܘܢ	ܥܪܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܣܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܣܗ	ܥܪܣܗ	ܥܪܣܗܘܢ	ܥܪܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܪܣܘܢ ,ܥܪܣܢ		1st person	ܥܪܣܘܬܝ ,ܥܪܣܬܝ		ܥܪܣܘܬܢ ,ܥܪܣܬܢ
	construct	ܥܪܣܘܬ ,ܥܪܣܬ		2nd person	ܥܪܣܘܬܟ ,ܥܪܣܬܟ	ܥܪܣܘܬܟܝ ,ܥܪܣܬܟܝ	ܥܪܣܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܪܣܬܟܘܢ	ܥܪܣܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܪܣܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܣܘܬܐ ,ܥܪܣܬܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܣܘܬܗ ,ܥܪܣܬܗ	ܥܪܣܘܬܗ ,ܥܪܣܬܗ	ܥܪܣܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܪܣܬܗܘܢ	ܥܪܣܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܪܣܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܥܪܣܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (astronomy) collectively, the four stars (Kochab, Pherkad, Anwar al Farkadain, and Akhfa al Farkadain) that form the "bowl" of Ursa Minor

References

• “ˁrs”, 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, p. 264b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 429a
• 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, p. 1141a