ܨܪܨܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܨ ܨ ܪ (ṣ ṣ r)
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Onomatopoeic and reduplicated, potential contraction of ܨܸܨܪܵܐ ܨܲܘܵܨܵܐ (ṣiṣrā ṣawwāṣā, literally chirping cockroach); compare Arabic صُرْصُور (ṣurṣūr) and Hebrew צִרְצוּר (tzirtzúr).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤar.sˤuːrɑː]

Noun

ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܵܐ • (ṣarṣūrām (plural ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣarṣūrē))

  1. cricket (an insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪ (ṣarṣūr) 1st person ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܝܼ (ṣarṣūrī) ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܲܢ (ṣarṣūran)
construct ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪ (ṣarṣūr) 2nd person ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṣarṣūrōḵ) ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣarṣūrāḵ) ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣarṣūrawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܵܐ (ṣarṣūrā) 3rd person ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܹܗ (ṣarṣūrēh) ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (ṣarṣūrāh) ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (ṣarṣurhōn)
plural absolute ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪ̈ܝܼܢ (ṣarṣūrīn) 1st person ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪ̈ܝܼ (ṣarṣūrī) ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪ̈ܲܢ (ṣarṣūran)
construct ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ (ṣarṣūray) 2nd person ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣarṣūrōḵ) ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣarṣūrāḵ) ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣarṣūrawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣarṣūrē) 3rd person ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ṣarṣūrūh) ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (ṣarṣūrōh) ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ṣarṣūrayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic صُرْصُور (ṣurṣūr) and Hebrew צִרְצוּר (ṣirṣûr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sˤarsˤurɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤarsˤure] (plural)

Noun

ܨܪܨܘܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܨܪܨܘܪܐ)

  1. grub, cankerworm, locust

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܪܨܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܨܪܨܘܪ 1st person ܨܪܨܘܪܝ ܨܪܨܘܪܢ
construct ܨܪܨܘܪ 2nd person ܨܪܨܘܪܟ ܨܪܨܘܪܟܝ ܨܪܨܘܪܟܘܢ ܨܪܨܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܪܨܘܪܐ 3rd person ܨܪܨܘܪܗ ܨܪܨܘܪܗ ܨܪܨܘܪܗܘܢ ܨܪܨܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܨܪܨܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܨܪܨܘܪܝ ܨܪܨܘܪܝܢ
construct ܨܪܨܘܪܝ 2nd person ܨܪܨܘܪܝܟ ܨܪܨܘܪܝܟܝ ܨܪܨܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܨܪܨܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܪܨܘܪܐ 3rd person ܨܪܨܘܪܘܗܝ ܨܪܨܘܪܝܗ ܨܪܨܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܨܪܨܘܪܝܗܝܢ

See also

References

  • ṣrṣwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 485b
  • 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 1304a