ܨܘܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܨ ܘ ܪ (ṣ w r)
8 terms

Compare Turoyo ܨܷܪܬܐ (ṣërto), Arabic صُورَة (ṣūra) and Hebrew צוּרָה (ṣûrâ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤurtaː] (singular)

  IPA^(key): [sˤuːraːθeː] (plural)

• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [sˤurta], [sˤarta]

Noun

ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ • (ṣurtā) f (plural ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṣūrāṯē) or ܨܘܼܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṣuryāṯē))

1. image, picture
2. statue
3. form, type
4. lineament, feature
5. embroidery
6. (in the plural) facial structure; facial features or characteristics; facial structures

Usage notes

• The plural ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṣūrāṯē) is only used for the meaning “facial feature(s); facial structure(s)” and both this plural and the singular may also be used to refer to a single person’s facial structure

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܘܼܪܬܝܼ (ṣurtī)		ܨܘܼܪܬܲܢ (ṣurtan)
	construct	ܨܘܼܪܲܬ݂ (ṣūraṯ)		2nd person	ܨܘܼܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (ṣurtūḵ)	ܨܘܼܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣurtāḵ)	ܨܘܼܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣurtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ (ṣurtā)		3rd person	ܨܘܼܪܬܹܗ (ṣurtēh)	ܨܘܼܪܬܵܗ̇ (ṣurtāh)	ܨܘܼܪܬܗܘܿܢ (ṣurthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ṣūrāṯī)		ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ṣūrāṯan)
	construct	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (ṣūrāṯ)		2nd person	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣūrāṯūḵ)	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣūrāṯāḵ)	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣūrāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṣūrāṯē)		3rd person	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ṣūrāṯūh)	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣūrāṯōh)	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣūrāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܨ ܘ ܪ (ṣ w r)
8 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤaːwartaː]

Noun

ܨܵܘܲܪܬܵܐ • (ṣāwartā) f (plural only)

1. dizziness

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܨ-ܘ-ܪ
2 terms

Lord’s prayer in Aramaic

Compare Arabic صُورَة (ṣūra) and Hebrew צוּרָה (ṣûrâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤurtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤurɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܨܘܪܬܐ • (ṣūrtā) f (plural ܨܘܪܬܐ (ṣūrāṯā))

1. image, picture
2. statue
3. form, type
4. lineament, feature
5. moral character
6. text, writing (especially sacred text)
7. embroidery

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܘܪܐ		1st person	ܨܘܪܬܝ		ܨܘܪܬܢ
	construct	ܨܘܪܬ		2nd person	ܨܘܪܬܟ	ܨܘܪܬܟܝ	ܨܘܪܬܟܘܢ	ܨܘܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܪܬܗ	ܨܘܪܬܗ	ܨܘܪܬܗܘܢ	ܨܘܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܘܪܢ		1st person	ܨܘܪܬܢ		ܨܘܪܬܢ
	construct	ܨܘܪܬ		2nd person	ܨܘܪܬܟ	ܨܘܪܬܟܝ	ܨܘܪܬܟܘܢ	ܨܘܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܪܬܗ	ܨܘܪܬܗ	ܨܘܪܬܗܘܢ	ܨܘܪܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܨ-ܘ-ܪ
2 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɑwartɑ]

Noun

ܨܘܪܬܐ • (ṣāwartā) f(uncountable)

1. dizziness

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܘܪܐ		1st person	ܨܘܪܬܝ		ܨܘܪܬܢ
	construct	ܨܘܪܬ		2nd person	ܨܘܪܬܟ	ܨܘܪܬܟܝ	ܨܘܪܬܟܘܢ	ܨܘܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܘܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܨܘܪܬܗ	ܨܘܪܬܗ	ܨܘܪܬܗܘܢ	ܨܘܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣwrh”, 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 300a
• 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 1282a