ܫܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic שׂוּרָא (šūrā); compare also borrowed into Arabic سُور (sūr) and Hebrew שׁוּר (shúr).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃuːrɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܪܵܐ • (šūrām (plural ܫܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (šūrē))

  1. wall, fortification (not a wall of a building, but a standing wall)
  2. (figuratively) protection

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܘܼܪ (šūr) 1st person ܫܘܼܪܝܼ (šūrī) ܫܘܼܪܲܢ (šūran)
construct ܫܘܼܪ (šūr) 2nd person ܫܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (šūrōḵ) ܫܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (šūrāḵ) ܫܘܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šūrawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܪܵܐ (šūrā) 3rd person ܫܘܼܪܹܗ (šūrēh) ܫܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (šūrāh) ܫܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (šurhōn)
plural absolute ܫܘܼܪ̈ܝܼܢ (šūrīn) 1st person ܫܘܼܪ̈ܝܼ (šūrī) ܫܘܼܪ̈ܲܢ (šūran)
construct ܫܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ (šūray) 2nd person ܫܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (šūrōḵ) ܫܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (šūrāḵ) ܫܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šūrawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (šūrē) 3rd person ܫܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (šūrūh) ܫܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (šūrōh) ܫܘܼܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (šūrayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic سُور (sūr) and Hebrew שׁוּר (šûr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃurɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃure] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܪܐ)

  1. wall, fortification, bulwark, rampart, defence/defense
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܘܪ 1st person ܫܘܪܝ ܫܘܪܢ
construct ܫܘܪ 2nd person ܫܘܪܟ ܫܘܪܟܝ ܫܘܪܟܘܢ ܫܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܪܐ 3rd person ܫܘܪܗ ܫܘܪܗ ܫܘܪܗܘܢ ܫܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܫܘܪܝ ܫܘܪܝܢ
construct ܫܘܪܝ 2nd person ܫܘܪܝܟ ܫܘܪܝܟܝ ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܪܐ 3rd person ܫܘܪܘܗܝ ܫܘܪܝܗ ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܫܘܪܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ ܘ ܪ related to leaping.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃurrɑ], [ʃ(ə)wɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃurre], [ʃ(ə)wɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܪܐ)

  1. pulley
  2. axle, axletree
  3. leather bucket of a noria
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܘܪ 1st person ܫܘܪܝ ܫܘܪܢ
construct ܫܘܪ 2nd person ܫܘܪܟ ܫܘܪܟܝ ܫܘܪܟܘܢ ܫܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܪܐ 3rd person ܫܘܪܗ ܫܘܪܗ ܫܘܪܗܘܢ ܫܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܫܘܪܝ ܫܘܪܝܢ
construct ܫܘܪܝ 2nd person ܫܘܪܝܟ ܫܘܪܝܟܝ ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܪܐ 3rd person ܫܘܪܘܗܝ ܫܘܪܝܗ ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܫܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܫ ܪ ܪ related to firmness. Compare Arabic سُرّ (surr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃurrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃurre] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܪܐ)

  1. (anatomy) navel, umbilical cord
  2. chain
  3. pureblooded race
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܘܪ 1st person ܫܘܪܝ ܫܘܪܢ
construct ܫܘܪ 2nd person ܫܘܪܟ ܫܘܪܟܝ ܫܘܪܟܘܢ ܫܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܪܐ 3rd person ܫܘܪܗ ܫܘܪܗ ܫܘܪܗܘܢ ܫܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܫܘܪܝ ܫܘܪܝܢ
construct ܫܘܪܝ 2nd person ܫܘܪܝܟ ܫܘܪܝܟܝ ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܪܐ 3rd person ܫܘܪܘܗܝ ܫܘܪܝܗ ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܫܘܪܝܗܝܢ
See also

Etymology 4

Ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, Assur).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃurɑ]

Proper noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration neededf

  1. Assyria
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃawrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃawre] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܪܐ)

  1. alternative form of ܫܒܪܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܘܪ 1st person ܫܘܪܝ ܫܘܪܢ
construct ܫܘܪ 2nd person ܫܘܪܟ ܫܘܪܟܝ ܫܘܪܟܘܢ ܫܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܪܐ 3rd person ܫܘܪܗ ܫܘܪܗ ܫܘܪܗܘܢ ܫܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܫܘܪܝ ܫܘܪܝܢ
construct ܫܘܪܝ 2nd person ܫܘܪܝܟ ܫܘܪܝܟܝ ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܪܐ 3rd person ܫܘܪܘܗܝ ܫܘܪܝܗ ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܫܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • šwr”, 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 364a, 381a, 419b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 568a–b
  • 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 1535b