ܫܘܪܢܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, further Uncertain, perhaps from Akkadian [script needed] (šarnagu) referring to a particular type of plant noteworthy for its rough-skinned fruit or vegetable.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃur.nɑːqɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܪܢܵܩܵܐ • (šurnāqā) m (plural ܫܘܼܪ̈ܢܵܩܹܐ (šurnāqē))

1. (botany) pod, scabbard, sheath
2. vanilla orchid
3. (by extension) its extract or distinctive fragrant flavor

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܪܢܵܩܵܐ (šurnāqā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܘܼܪܢܵܩܝܼ (šurnāqī)		ܫܘܼܪܢܵܩܲܢ (šurnāqan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܪܢܵܩ (šurnāq)	2nd person	ܫܘܼܪܢܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (šurnāqūḵ)	ܫܘܼܪܢܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (šurnāqāḵ)	ܫܘܼܪܢܵܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šurnāqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܪܢܵܩܵܐ (šurnāqā)	3rd person	ܫܘܼܪܢܵܩܹܗ (šurnāqēh)	ܫܘܼܪܢܵܩܵܗ̇ (šurnāqāh)	ܫܘܼܪܢܵܩܗܘܿܢ (šurnāqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܢܵܩܝܼ (šurnāqī)		ܫܘܼܪ̈ܢܵܩܲܢ (šurnāqan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܢܵܩܲܝ (šurnāqay)	2nd person	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܢܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (šurnāqūḵ)	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܢܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (šurnāqāḵ)	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܢܵܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šurnāqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܢܵܩܹܐ (šurnāqē)	3rd person	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܢܵܩܘܼܗܝ (šurnāqūh)	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܢܵܩܘܿܗ̇ (šurnāqōh)	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܢܵܩܗܘܿܢ (šurnāqhōn)