ܫܪܫܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܪ ܫ (š r š)
3 terms

Etymology

From ܫܸܪܫܵܐ (širšā, “root”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-ānāyā, the intensive attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪrʃɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (širšānāyā) (feminine ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (širšānāytā), plural ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܢܵܝܹܐ (širšānāyē))

1. radical (pertaining to roots)

   ܙܢܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܢܵܝܹܐ ܕܡܸܠܬܵܐ ܕܡܸܢܵܝܗܝ ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܫܝܼ ܚܫܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ.

   znayyē širšānāyē d-miltā d-minnāyh millē ḥēnē kē pāyšī ḥšīlē.

   Radical verb-forms from which other verbs are formed

2. cardinal, primary, principal, fundamental

   Synonyms: ܪܹܝܫܵܝܵܐ (rēšāyā), ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܝܵܐ (šatˀistāyā)

Derived terms

• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (minyānā širšānāyā, “cardinal number”)
• ܦܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (pnītā širšānāytā, “cardinal point”)

Related terms

• ܫܸܪܫܵܝܵܐ (širšāyā, “rooted, indigenous”)