ܨܘܪܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Inherited from Aramaic צוּרְתָא (ṣūrtā); compare Turoyo ܨܷܪܬܐ (ṣërto), Arabic صُورَة (ṣūra), Hebrew צוּרָה (tsurá) and Akkadian 𒄑𒄯 (uṣurtum).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Standard) [sˤuːrtaː] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sˤuːrɑːθɑː] (plural)
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [sˤurta], [sˤarta]
Noun
ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ • (ṣurtā) f (plural ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣurrāṯā) or ܨܘܼܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣuryāṯā))
- image, picture
- statue
- form, type
- lineament, feature
- embroidery
- (in the plural) facial structure; facial features or characteristics; facial structures
Usage notes
- The plural ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣurrāṯā) is only used for the meaning “facial feature(s); facial structure(s)” and both this plural and the singular may also be used to refer to a single person’s facial structure
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܨܘܼܪܵܐ (ṣūrā) | 1st person | ܨܘܼܪܬܝܼ (ṣurtī) | ܨܘܼܪܬܲܢ (ṣurtan) | |||
| construct | ܨܘܼܪܲܬ݂ (ṣūraṯ) | 2nd person | ܨܘܼܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (ṣurtōḵ) | ܨܘܼܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣurtāḵ) | ܨܘܼܪܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣurtawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ (ṣurtā) | 3rd person | ܨܘܼܪܬܹܗ (ṣurtēh) | ܨܘܼܪܬܵܗ̇ (ṣurtāh) | ܨܘܼܪܬܗܘܿܢ (ṣurthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܢ (ṣūrān) | 1st person | ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ṣūrāṯī) | ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ṣūrāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (ṣūrāṯ) | 2nd person | ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣūrāṯōḵ) | ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣūrāṯāḵ) | ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣūrāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣurrāṯā) | 3rd person | ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ṣūrāṯēh) | ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṣūrāṯāh) | ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣūrāṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܫܸܡܫܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ṣurtā šimšānāytā)
- ܨܘܼܪܲܬ݂ ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ (ṣūraṯ appē)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤaːwartaː]
Noun
ܨܵܘܲܪܬܵܐ • (ṣāwartā) f (plural only)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܨ ܘ ܪ |
| 3 terms |
Lord’s prayer in Aramaic
Compare Arabic صُورَة (ṣūra) and Hebrew צוּרָה (ṣûrâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤurtɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [sˤurɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܨܘܪܬܐ • (ṣūrtā) f (plural ܨܘܪܬܐ (ṣūrāṯā))
- image, picture
- statue
- form, type
- lineament, feature
- moral character
- text, writing (especially sacred text)
- embroidery
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܨܘܪܐ | 1st person | ܨܘܪܬܝ | ܨܘܪܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܘܪܬ | 2nd person | ܨܘܪܬܟ | ܨܘܪܬܟܝ | ܨܘܪܬܟܘܢ | ܨܘܪܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܘܪܬܐ | 3rd person | ܨܘܪܬܗ | ܨܘܪܬܗ | ܨܘܪܬܗܘܢ | ܨܘܪܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܨܘܪܢ | 1st person | ܨܘܪܬܢ | ܨܘܪܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܘܪܬ | 2nd person | ܨܘܪܬܟ | ܨܘܪܬܟܝ | ܨܘܪܬܟܘܢ | ܨܘܪܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܘܪܬܐ | 3rd person | ܨܘܪܬܗ | ܨܘܪܬܗ | ܨܘܪܬܗܘܢ | ܨܘܪܬܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ܨ ܘ ܪ |
| 3 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sˤɑwartɑ]
Noun
ܨܘܪܬܐ • (ṣāwartā) f(uncountable)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܨܘܪܐ | 1st person | ܨܘܪܬܝ | ܨܘܪܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܨܘܪܬ | 2nd person | ܨܘܪܬܟ | ܨܘܪܬܟܝ | ܨܘܪܬܟܘܢ | ܨܘܪܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܨܘܪܬܐ | 3rd person | ܨܘܪܬܗ | ܨܘܪܬܗ | ܨܘܪܬܗܘܢ | ܨܘܪܬܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “ṣwrh”, 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 300a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 476b
- 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, page 1282a