ܣܘܥܪܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܥ ܪ (s ˁ r)
4 terms

From the verb ܣܵܥܹܪ (sāˁēr) of the noun pattern 1u23ānā. With the original sense of “visitation” later coming to mean “action" as a calque of Ancient Greek πρᾶγμα (prâgma).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [suʕ.rɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ • (suˁrānām (plural ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (suˁrānē))

  1. action, activity; deed, work
    Synonyms: ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁḇāḏā), ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ (šuḡlā)
  2. (drama) act
  3. (grammar) verb
    Synonym: ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (milṯā)
  4. (archaic) visitation, visiting; inspection
    Synonym: ܣܘܼܚܒܵܪܵܐ (suḥbārā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢ (suˁrān) 1st person ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܝܼ (suˁrānī) ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܲܢ (suˁrānan)
construct ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢ (suˁrān) 2nd person ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (suˁrānōḵ) ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (suˁrānāḵ) ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (suˁrānawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ (suˁrānā) 3rd person ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܹܗ (suˁrānēh) ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܗ̇ (suˁrānāh) ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܗܘܿܢ (suˁrānhōn)
plural absolute ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܝܼܢ (suˁrānīn) 1st person ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܝܼ (suˁrānī) ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܲܢ (suˁrānan)
construct ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܲܝ (suˁrānay) 2nd person ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (suˁrānōḵ) ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (suˁrānāḵ) ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (suˁrānawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (suˁrānē) 3rd person ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗܝ (suˁrānūh) ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗ̇ (suˁrānōh) ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ (suˁrānayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܗܘܼܦܵܟ݂ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ (hūpāḵ suˁrānā, reaction)
  • ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܫܠܝܼ̈ܚܹܐ (suˁrānē dšlīḥē, Acts of the Apostles)
  • ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܕܵܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (suˁrānē lūdārāyē, acrobatics)
  • ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ ܟܸܣܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (suˁrānā kispānāyā, transaction)
  • ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (suˁrānāyā, actual, practical, pragmatic; transactional)
  • ܫܸܡ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ (šim suˁrānā, verbal noun)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ ܥ ܪ related to visiting. The sense of "action" is a calque of Ancient Greek πρᾶγμα (prâgma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [suʕrɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [suʕrɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܣܘܥܪܢܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܘܥܪܢܐ)

  1. visitation, visiting
  2. act, action, activity, deed, work
  3. occurrence, event, effect
  4. things, goods, possessions, resources
  5. fact, reality
  6. affair, business
  7. administration, office, diocese, function
  8. inspection
  9. assistance
  10. affliction of punishment
  11. denotation, literal meaning
  12. category
  13. abstract

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܥܪܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܘܥܪܢ 1st person ܣܘܥܪܢܝ ܣܘܥܪܢܢ
construct ܣܘܥܪܢ 2nd person ܣܘܥܪܢܟ ܣܘܥܪܢܟܝ ܣܘܥܪܢܟܘܢ ܣܘܥܪܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܘܥܪܢܐ 3rd person ܣܘܥܪܢܗ ܣܘܥܪܢܗ ܣܘܥܪܢܗܘܢ ܣܘܥܪܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܘܥܪܢܝܢ 1st person ܣܘܥܪܢܝ ܣܘܥܪܢܝܢ
construct ܣܘܥܪܢܝ 2nd person ܣܘܥܪܢܝܟ ܣܘܥܪܢܝܟܝ ܣܘܥܪܢܝܟܘܢ ܣܘܥܪܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܘܥܪܢܐ 3rd person ܣܘܥܪܢܘܗܝ ܣܘܥܪܢܝܗ ܣܘܥܪܢܝܗܘܢ ܣܘܥܪܢܝܗܝܢ

References

  • swˁrn”, 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, pages 232b–233a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 369a
  • 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 986b–987a