ܡܣܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܡܐܣܪܐ
- ܡܣܐܪܐ
Etymology
From the root ܢ-ܣ-ܪ (n-s-r) related to sawing. Compare Arabic مِنْشَار (minšār) and Hebrew מַסּוֹר (massôr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [massɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [massɑre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܡܣܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܣܪܐ)
- saw
- sawfish (Pristidae spp.), dolphin
- (geography) mountain ridge, mountaintop
Inflection
inflection of ܡܣܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܣܪ | ܡܣܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܣܪ | ܡܣܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܣܪܐ | ܡܣܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܣܪܝ | ܡܣܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܣܪܟ | ܡܣܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܣܪܟܝ | ܡܣܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܣܪܗ | ܡܣܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܣܪܗ | ܡܣܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܣܪܢ | ܡܣܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܣܪܟܘܢ | ܡܣܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܣܪܟܝܢ | ܡܣܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܣܪܗܘܢ | ܡܣܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܣܪܗܝܢ | ܡܣܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “msr”, 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, p. 207a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 286b
- 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, p. 795a