ܨܝܪܐ

See also: ܨܝܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܪ (ṣ-w-r) related to forming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤajrɑ(ʔ)], [sˤirɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤajre(ʔ)], [sˤire(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܝܪܐ)

1. painting, picture, image
2. icon, painted idol

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܝܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܝܪ		1st person	ܨܝܪܝ		ܨܝܪܢ
	construct	ܨܝܪ		2nd person	ܨܝܪܟ	ܨܝܪܟܝ	ܨܝܪܟܘܢ	ܨܝܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܗܘܢ	ܨܝܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܝܪܝܢ		1st person	ܨܝܪܝ		ܨܝܪܝܢ
	construct	ܨܝܪܝ		2nd person	ܨܝܪܝܟ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝ	ܨܝܪܝܟܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܝܪܘܗܝ	ܨܝܪܝܗ	ܨܝܪܝܗܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܪ (ṣ-w-r) related to forming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɑjrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤɑjre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܝܪܐ)

1. artist's tool; pen, pencil, stylus, brush, chisel, etc.

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܝܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܝܪ		1st person	ܨܝܪܝ		ܨܝܪܢ
	construct	ܨܝܪ		2nd person	ܨܝܪܟ	ܨܝܪܟܝ	ܨܝܪܟܘܢ	ܨܝܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܗܘܢ	ܨܝܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܝܪܝܢ		1st person	ܨܝܪܝ		ܨܝܪܝܢ
	construct	ܨܝܪܝ		2nd person	ܨܝܪܝܟ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝ	ܨܝܪܝܟܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܝܪܘܗܝ	ܨܝܪܝܗ	ܨܝܪܝܗܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܪ (ṣ-w-r) related to forming. Compare Hebrew צַיָּר (ṣayyār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤajjɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤajjɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܝܪܐ)

1. former, fashioner
2. artist; painter, sculptor, engraver, carver, embroiderer

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܝܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܝܪ		1st person	ܨܝܪܝ		ܨܝܪܢ
	construct	ܨܝܪ		2nd person	ܨܝܪܟ	ܨܝܪܟܝ	ܨܝܪܟܘܢ	ܨܝܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܗܘܢ	ܨܝܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܝܪܝܢ		1st person	ܨܝܪܝ		ܨܝܪܝܢ
	construct	ܨܝܪܝ		2nd person	ܨܝܪܝܟ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝ	ܨܝܪܝܟܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܝܪܘܗܝ	ܨܝܪܝܗ	ܨܝܪܝܗܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܪ (ṣ-w-r) related to being faint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)jɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)jɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܝܪܐ)

1. black eye
2. mental infirmity, concussion

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܝܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܝܪ		1st person	ܨܝܪܝ		ܨܝܪܢ
	construct	ܨܝܪ		2nd person	ܨܝܪܟ	ܨܝܪܟܝ	ܨܝܪܟܘܢ	ܨܝܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܗܘܢ	ܨܝܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܝܪܝܢ		1st person	ܨܝܪܝ		ܨܝܪܝܢ
	construct	ܨܝܪܝ		2nd person	ܨܝܪܝܟ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝ	ܨܝܪܝܟܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܝܪܘܗܝ	ܨܝܪܝܗ	ܨܝܪܝܗܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣyr”, 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. 300a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 478a
• 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. 1285b