ܫܘܪܐ

ܫܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܐ)

1. wall, fortification, bulwark, rampart, defence/defense

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܪ‎	ܫܘܪܝܢ‎
construct	ܫܘܪ‎	ܫܘܪܝ‎
emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ	ܫܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܪܝ‎	ܫܘܪܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܪܗ‎	ܫܘܪܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܪܗ‎	ܫܘܪܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܪܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܘܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܘܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܝܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܗܝܢ‎

See also

• ܫܘܪܬܐ‎

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܘ-ܪ‎ (š-w-r) related to leaping.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܐ)

1. pulley
2. axle, axletree
3. leather bucket of a noria

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܪ‎	ܫܘܪܝܢ‎
construct	ܫܘܪ‎	ܫܘܪܝ‎
emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ	ܫܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܪܝ‎	ܫܘܪܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܪܗ‎	ܫܘܪܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܪܗ‎	ܫܘܪܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܪܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܘܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܘܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܝܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܐ)

1. (anatomy) navel, umbilical cord
2. chain
3. pureblooded race

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܪ‎	ܫܘܪܝܢ‎
construct	ܫܘܪ‎	ܫܘܪܝ‎
emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ	ܫܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܪܝ‎	ܫܘܪܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܪܗ‎	ܫܘܪܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܪܗ‎	ܫܘܪܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܪܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܘܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܘܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܝܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܗܝܢ‎

See also

• ܫܪܐ‎

Etymology 4

Ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃurɑ(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. Assyria

Derived terms

• ܫܘܪܝܐ‎

See also

• ܐܣܝܪܝܐ‎
• ܐܬܘܪ‎

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܫܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܫܒܪܐ‎

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܪ‎	ܫܘܪܝܢ‎
construct	ܫܘܪ‎	ܫܘܪܝ‎
emphatic	ܫܘܪܐ	ܫܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܪܝ‎	ܫܘܪܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܪܗ‎	ܫܘܪܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܪܗ‎	ܫܘܪܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܪܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܘܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܟܝܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܘܢ‎	ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܗܝܢ‎	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, pp. 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, p. 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, p. 1535b