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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܪ	ܫܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܫܘܪ	ܫܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ	ܫܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܪܝ	ܫܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟ	ܫܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܪܢ	ܫܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝܢ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܪ	ܫܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܫܘܪ	ܫܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ	ܫܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܪܝ	ܫܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟ	ܫܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܪܢ	ܫܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝܢ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܪ	ܫܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܫܘܪ	ܫܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ	ܫܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܪܝ	ܫܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟ	ܫܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܪܢ	ܫܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝܢ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܪ	ܫܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܫܘܪ	ܫܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ	ܫܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܪܝ	ܫܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟ	ܫܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܪܗ	ܫܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܪܢ	ܫܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝܢ	ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܝܢ	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