ܐܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܣ ܪ (ˀ s r)
5 terms

Compare Arabic أَسْر (ʔasr) and Biblical Hebrew אֱסָר (ʾĕsār).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔa.sɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܣܵܪܵܐ • (assārām sg (plural ܐܲܣܵܪܹ̈ܐ (assārē))

  1. bond, tie, link, chain, fastening
  2. band, belt, girdle
  3. (construction) bonding
  4. (grammar) copula, conjunction; particle (including adverb, conjunction, prepositional prefix, interjection)
    Synonyms: ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mnāṯā), ܥܛܘܼܦܝܵܐ (ˁṭupyā)
  5. (astronomy) node

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܣܵܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܲܣܵܪ (assār) 1st person ܐܲܣܵܪܝܼ (assārī) ܐܲܣܵܪܲܢ (assāran)
construct ܐܲܣܵܪ (assār) 2nd person ܐܲܣܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (assārōḵ) ܐܲܣܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (assārāḵ) ܐܲܣܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (assārawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܣܵܪܵܐ (assārā) 3rd person ܐܲܣܵܪܹܗ (assārēh) ܐܲܣܵܪܵܗ̇ (assārāh) ܐܲܣܵܪܗܘܿܢ (assārhōn)
plural absolute ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (assārīn) 1st person ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܝܼ (assārī) ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܲܢ (assāran)
construct ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܲܝ (assāray) 2nd person ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (assārōḵ) ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (assārāḵ) ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (assārawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܣܵܪܹ̈ܐ (assārē) 3rd person ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (assārūh) ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (assārōh) ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (assārayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܐ ܣ ܪ related to binding. Compare Arabic أَسْر (ʔasr) and Hebrew אֱסָר (ʾĕsār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛ̆sɑrɑ], [ʔăsɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛ̆sɑre], [ʔăsɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܪܐ • (ʾěsārām (plural ܐܣܪܐ (ʾěsārē))

  1. bond, tie, link, chain, fastening
  2. band, belt, girdle
  3. series
  4. (construction) bonding
  5. vow of abstention
  6. union, alliance
  7. conspiracy
  8. judgement, punishment, sanction, interdict
  9. penance
  10. (grammar) particle (including adverb, conjunction, prepositional prefix, interjection)
  11. (grammar) copula
  12. (astronomy) conjunction, node
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܣܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܣܪ 1st person ܐܣܪܝ ܐܣܪܢ
construct ܐܣܪ 2nd person ܐܣܪܟ ܐܣܪܟܝ ܐܣܪܟܘܢ ܐܣܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܣܪܐ 3rd person ܐܣܪܗ ܐܣܪܗ ܐܣܪܗܘܢ ܐܣܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܣܪܝܢ 1st person ܐܣܪܝ ܐܣܪܝܢ
construct ܐܣܪܝ 2nd person ܐܣܪܝܟ ܐܣܪܝܟܝ ܐܣܪܝܟܘܢ ܐܣܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܣܪܐ 3rd person ܐܣܪܘܗܝ ܐܣܪܝܗ ܐܣܪܝܗܘܢ ܐܣܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἀσσάριον (assárion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔassɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔassɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܪܐ • (ʾasārām (plural ܐܣܪܐ (ʾasārē))

  1. as, assarius
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܣܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܣܪ 1st person ܐܣܪܝ ܐܣܪܢ
construct ܐܣܪ 2nd person ܐܣܪܟ ܐܣܪܟܝ ܐܣܪܟܘܢ ܐܣܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܣܪܐ 3rd person ܐܣܪܗ ܐܣܪܗ ܐܣܪܗܘܢ ܐܣܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܣܪܝܢ 1st person ܐܣܪܝ ܐܣܪܝܢ
construct ܐܣܪܝ 2nd person ܐܣܪܝܟ ܐܣܪܝܟܝ ܐܣܪܝܟܘܢ ܐܣܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܣܪܐ 3rd person ܐܣܪܘܗܝ ܐܣܪܝܗ ܐܣܪܝܗܘܢ ܐܣܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ˀsr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ˀsr2”, 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, page 16b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 25a
  • 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, →ISBN, pages 79b–80a