ܫܘܪܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܪ ܛ (š r ṭ)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Arabic شُرْطَة (šurṭa), itself ultimately from a phono-semantic matching of Latin cohors (“cohort, bodyguard”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃur.tˤɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ • (šurṭā) m (collective, singulative ܫܘܼܪܛܵܝܵܐ (šurṭāyā), plural ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܹܐ (šurṭē))

1. royal guard, city watchman
2. Praetorian
3. (modern) police, policemen

   ܩܪܝܼ ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ! ― qrī šurṭā ādīyā! ― Call the police now!

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܘܼܪܛܝܼ (šurṭī)		ܫܘܼܪܛܲܢ (šurṭan)
	construct	ܫܪܘܼܛ (šrūṭ)		2nd person	ܫܘܼܪܛܘܼܟ݂ (šurṭūḵ)	ܫܘܼܪܛܵܟ݂ܝ (šurṭāḵ)	ܫܘܼܪܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šurṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ (šurṭā)		3rd person	ܫܘܼܪܛܹܗ (šurṭēh)	ܫܘܼܪܛܘܿܗ̇ (šurṭōh)	ܫܘܼܪܛܗܘܿܢ (šurṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܝܼ (šurṭī)		ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܲܢ (šurṭan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܲܝ (šurṭay)		2nd person	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܘܼܟ݂ (šurṭūḵ)	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܵܟ݂ܝ (šurṭāḵ)	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šurṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܹܐ (šurṭē)		3rd person	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܘܼܗܝ (šurṭūh)	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܘܿܗ̇ (šurṭōh)	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܗܘܿܢ (šurṭhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ (bēt šurṭā, “police station”)

Related terms

• ܫܲܪܛܵܐ (šarṭā, “condition, rule”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Arabic شُرْطَة (šurṭa).

Alternative forms

• ܫܪܛܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃurtˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃurtˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܪܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܛܐ)

1. guard, royal guard, city watchman
2. (in the plural) Praetorian guard

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܪܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܪܘܛ		1st person	ܫܘܪܛܝ		ܫܘܪܛܢ
	construct	ܫܪܘܛ		2nd person	ܫܘܪܛܟ	ܫܘܪܛܟܝ	ܫܘܪܛܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܪܛܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܪܛܗ	ܫܘܪܛܗ	ܫܘܪܛܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܪܛܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܪܛܝ		ܫܘܪܛܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܪܛܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܪܛܝܟ	ܫܘܪܛܝܟܝ	ܫܘܪܛܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܪܛܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܪܛܘܗܝ	ܫܘܪܛܝܗ	ܫܘܪܛܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃurtˤɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܘܪܛܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܘܪܛܝܬܐ)

1. pea, pulse, oat

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܪܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܪܛ		1st person	ܫܘܪܛܝ		ܫܘܪܛܢ
	construct	ܫܘܪܛ		2nd person	ܫܘܪܛܟ	ܫܘܪܛܟܝ	ܫܘܪܛܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܪܛܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܪܛܗ	ܫܘܪܛܗ	ܫܘܪܛܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܪܛܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܝ		ܫܘܪܛܝܬܢ
	construct	ܫܘܪܛܝܬ		2nd person	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܟ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܟܝ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܗ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܗ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “šwrṭˀ”, 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, p. 383b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 568b
• 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. 1536a