ܫܗܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܗ ܪ (š h r)
2 terms

Derived from the verb ܫܵܗܹܪ (šāhēr, “to stay up all night; to keep vigil”). The sense of “blind” in the latter noun and adjective is due to an association of darkness with blindness.

Pronunciation

• ܫܲܗܪܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃahraː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʃeːrˤa]
  • (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃaːraː]
• ܫܲܗܵܪܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃahhaːaraː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʃahaːrˤa]

Noun

ܫܲܗܪܵܐ • (šahrā) m (plural ܫܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (šahrē) or ܫܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šahrawwāṯā))

1. a genre of festival, usually celebrated by an individual village or city where there is a monastery, church, or other holy site present that is dedicated to a certain saint, celebrating and remembering that saint

   ܒܹܒܸ̈ܛܢܵܝܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܙܲܝܚܝܼܢ݇ ܫܲܗܪܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ

   bēbiṭnāyē kē mzayḥī šahrā dmār aḇrāhām

   Batnayites celebrate the saint festival of Saint Abraham.

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܗܪܵܐ (šahrā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܲܗܪܝܼ (šahrī)		ܫܲܗܪܲܢ (šahran)
	construct	ܫܗܸܪ (šhir)	2nd person	ܫܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (šahrūḵ)	ܫܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (šahrāḵ)	ܫܲܗܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šahrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܗܪܵܐ (šahrā)	3rd person	ܫܲܗܪܹܗ (šahrēh)	ܫܲܗܪܘܿܗ̇ (šahrōh)	ܫܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (šahrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܲܗܪ̈ܝܼ (šahrī)		ܫܲܗܪ̈ܲܢ (šahran)
	construct	ܫܲܗܪ̈ܲܝ (šahray)	2nd person	ܫܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (šahrūḵ)	ܫܲܗܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (šahrāḵ)	ܫܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šahrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (šahrē)	3rd person	ܫܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (šahrūh)	ܫܲܗܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šahrōh)	ܫܲܗܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šahrhōn)

Noun

ܫܲܗܵܪܵܐ • (šahhārā) m (plural ܫܲܗܵܪܹ̈ܐ (šahhārē), feminine ܫܲܗܵܪܬܵܐ (šahhārtā))

1. one holding a vigil
2. one staying awake all night
3. insomniac
4. blind person

   Synonym: ܣܸܡܝܵܐ (simyā)

Adjective

ܫܲܗܵܪܵܐ • (šahhārā) (feminine ܫܲܗܵܪܬܵܐ (šahhārtā), plural ܫܲܗܵܪܹ̈ܐ (šahhārē))

1. holding a vigil
2. staying awake all night
3. insomniac
4. blind

   Synonym: ܣܸܡܝܵܐ (simyā)