ܫܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic سُور (sūr) and Hebrew שׁוּר (šûr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃurɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃure(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܐ)

1. wall, fortification, bulwark, rampart, defence/defense

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܪ		1st person	ܫܘܪܝ		ܫܘܪܢ
	construct	ܫܘܪ		2nd person	ܫܘܪܟ	ܫܘܪܟܝ	ܫܘܪܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܪܝ		ܫܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܪܝܟ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝ	ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܪܘܗܝ	ܫܘܪܝܗ	ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܫܘܪܬܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܘ-ܪ (š-w-r) related to leaping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃurrɑ(ʔ)], [ʃ(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃurre(ʔ)], [ʃ(ə)wɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܐ)

1. pulley
2. axle, axletree
3. leather bucket of a noria

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܪ		1st person	ܫܘܪܝ		ܫܘܪܢ
	construct	ܫܘܪ		2nd person	ܫܘܪܟ	ܫܘܪܟܝ	ܫܘܪܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܪܝ		ܫܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܪܝܟ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝ	ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܪܘܗܝ	ܫܘܪܝܗ	ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܫ-ܪ-ܪ (š-r-r) related to firmness. Compare Arabic سُرّ (surr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃurrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃurre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܐ)

1. (anatomy) navel, umbilical cord
2. chain
3. pureblooded race

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܪ		1st person	ܫܘܪܝ		ܫܘܪܢ
	construct	ܫܘܪ		2nd person	ܫܘܪܟ	ܫܘܪܟܝ	ܫܘܪܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܪܝ		ܫܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܪܝܟ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝ	ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܪܘܗܝ	ܫܘܪܝܗ	ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܫܪܐ

Etymology 4

Ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃurɑ(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. Assyria

Derived terms

• ܫܘܪܝܐ

See also

• ܐܣܝܪܝܐ
• ܐܬܘܪ

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃawre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܫܒܪܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܪ		1st person	ܫܘܪܝ		ܫܘܪܢ
	construct	ܫܘܪ		2nd person	ܫܘܪܟ	ܫܘܪܟܝ	ܫܘܪܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܪܝ		ܫܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܪܝܟ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝ	ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܪܘܗܝ	ܫܘܪܝܗ	ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šwr”, 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, pp. 364a, 381a, 419b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 568a-b
• 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. 1535b