ܨ ܘ ܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Arabic ص و ر (ṣ w r) and Hebrew צ־ו־ר (ṣ-w-r).

Root

ܨ ܘ ܪ • (ṣ w r)

1. forming words pertaining to forming
2. forming words pertaining to dizziness

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܨܵܝܹܪ (ṣāyēr, “to form, shape”)
• ܨܲܘܸܪ (ṣawwir, “to paint, photograph, film”)

Nouns

• ܨܵܝܪܵܐ (ṣāyrā, “stylus”)
• ܨܘܼܝܵܪܵܐ (ṣuyyārā, “formation”)
• ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ (ṣurtā, “form, image, picture”)
• ܨܵܝܘܿܪܵܐ (ṣāyōrā, “former”)
• ܨܲܝܵܪܵܐ (ṣayyārā, “painter, photographer”)
• ܨܲܝܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ (ṣayyārūtā, “painting, photography”)
• ܡܨܵܘܪܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mṣāwrānītā, “camera”)

Adjectives

• ܡܨܲܝܪܵܐ (mṣayrā, “photogenic”)
• ܡܸܬܬܨܝܼܪܵܢܵܐ (mittṣīrānā)