ܩܪܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܪܣܝܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܩܪܣܝܐ, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion); Doublet of ܓܝܼܠܵܣܬܵܐ (gīlāstā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qeːrɑsːjɑː]

Noun

ܩܹܪܵܣܝܵܐ • (qērāsyā) m (plural ܩܹܪ̈ܵܣܝܹܐ (qērāsyē))

1. cherry

   Synonym: ܨܲܠܡܵܐ (ṣalmā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܹܪܵܣܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܹܪܵܣܝܝܼ (qērāsyī)		ܩܹܪܵܣܝܲܢ (qērāsyan)
	construct	ܩܹܪܵܣܝ (qērās)		2nd person	ܩܹܪܵܣܝܘܼܟ݂ (qērāsyūḵ)	ܩܹܪܵܣܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qērāsyāḵ)	ܩܹܪܵܣܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qērāsyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܹܪܵܣܝܵܐ (qērāsyā)		3rd person	ܩܹܪܵܣܝܹܗ (qērāsyēh)	ܩܹܪܵܣܝܵܗ̇ (qērāsyāh)	ܩܹܪܵܣܝܗܘܿܢ (qērāsihōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܹܪ̈ܵܣܝܝܼ (qērāsyī)		ܩܹܪ̈ܵܣܝܲܢ (qērāsyan)
	construct	ܩܹܪ̈ܵܣܝܲܝ (qērāsyay)		2nd person	ܩܹܪ̈ܵܣܝܘܼܟ݂ (qērāsyūḵ)	ܩܹܪ̈ܵܣܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qērāsyāḵ)	ܩܹܪ̈ܵܣܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qērāsyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܹܪ̈ܵܣܝܹܐ (qērāsyē)		3rd person	ܩܹܪ̈ܵܣܝܘܼܗܝ (qērāsyūh)	ܩܹܪ̈ܵܣܝܘܿܗ̇ (qērāsyōh)	ܩܹܪ̈ܵܣܝܗܘܿܢ (qērāsihōn)

Synonyms

• ܓܝܼܠܵܣܬܵܐ (gīlasta, “white cherry”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܩܐܪܣܝܐ (qerasiyā), ܩܪܐܣܝܐ (qerasiyā)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κερασέᾱ (keraséā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛɾasijɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛɾasije] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܣܝܐ • (qerasiyā) m (plural ܩܪܣܝܐ (qerasiyē))

1. cherry (tree and fruit)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܣܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܪܣܝ		1st person	ܩܪܣܝܝ		ܩܪܣܝܢ
	construct	ܩܪܣܝ		2nd person	ܩܪܣܝܟ	ܩܪܣܝܟܝ	ܩܪܣܝܟܘܢ	ܩܪܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܣܝܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܣܝܗ	ܩܪܣܝܗ	ܩܪܣܝܗܘܢ	ܩܪܣܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܪܣܝܝܢ		1st person	ܩܪܣܝܝ		ܩܪܣܝܝܢ
	construct	ܩܪܣܝܝ		2nd person	ܩܪܣܝܝܟ	ܩܪܣܝܝܟܝ	ܩܪܣܝܝܟܘܢ	ܩܪܣܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܣܝܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܣܝܘܗܝ	ܩܪܣܝܝܗ	ܩܪܣܝܝܗܘܢ	ܩܪܣܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qrsyˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 151
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 520b
• 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 1414a