ܨܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew צַוָּאר (ṣawwār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤawrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤawre] (plural)

Noun

ܨܘܪܐ • (ṣawrā) m (plural ܨܘܪܐ (ṣawrē))

1. neck, throat
2. hump (of a camel)
3. mountain ridge

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܘܪ		1st person	ܨܘܪܝ		ܨܘܪܢ
	construct	ܨܘܪ		2nd person	ܨܘܪܟ	ܨܘܪܟܝ	ܨܘܪܟܘܢ	ܨܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܪܗ	ܨܘܪܗ	ܨܘܪܗܘܢ	ܨܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܨܘܪܝ		ܨܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܨܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܨܘܪܝܟ	ܨܘܪܝܟܝ	ܨܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܨܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܪܘܗܝ	ܨܘܪܝܗ	ܨܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܨܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܡܒܠܘܥܝܬܐ (maḇlōʿīṯā)
• ܙܓܪܘܪܐ (zaḡrūrā)
• ܙܘܪܕܝܬܐ (zōrdīṯā)

Etymology 2

Root
ܨ-ܘ-ܪ
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)wɑrɑ]

Noun

ܨܘܪܐ • (ṣəwārā) m(uncountable)

1. dizziness

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܘܪ		1st person	ܨܘܪܝ		ܨܘܪܢ
	construct	ܨܘܪ		2nd person	ܨܘܪܟ	ܨܘܪܟܝ	ܨܘܪܟܘܢ	ܨܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܪܗ	ܨܘܪܗ	ܨܘܪܗܘܢ	ܨܘܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Root
ܨ-ܪ-ܪ
1 term

See also ܣܝܪܐ (sīra) at least in certain meanings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤurɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤure] (plural)

Noun

ܨܘܪܐ • (ṣūrā) m (plural ܨܘܪܐ (ṣūrē))

1. powder, dust

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܘܪ		1st person	ܨܘܪܝ		ܨܘܪܢ
	construct	ܨܘܪ		2nd person	ܨܘܪܟ	ܨܘܪܟܝ	ܨܘܪܟܘܢ	ܨܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܪܗ	ܨܘܪܗ	ܨܘܪܗܘܢ	ܨܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܨܘܪܝ		ܨܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܨܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܨܘܪܝܟ	ܨܘܪܝܟܝ	ܨܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܨܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܪܘܗܝ	ܨܘܪܝܗ	ܨܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܨܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤawrɑ]

Noun

ܨܘܪܐ • (ṣawrā) m(uncountable)

1. Alternative form of ܨܒܪܐ (ṣabrā, “aloe”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܘܪ		1st person	ܨܘܪܝ		ܨܘܪܢ
	construct	ܨܘܪ		2nd person	ܨܘܪܟ	ܨܘܪܟܝ	ܨܘܪܟܘܢ	ܨܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܪܗ	ܨܘܪܗ	ܨܘܪܗܘܢ	ܨܘܪܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ṣwr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ṣwrˀ”, 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, pages 300b, 304b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 476b
• 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 1281b