ܫܘܪܛܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Arabic شُرْطَة (šurṭa), from Latin cohors.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʃur.tˤɑː]
Noun
ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ • (šurṭā) (collective, singulative ܫܘܼܪܛܵܝܵܐ (šurṭāyā), plural ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܹܐ (šurṭē))
- police (local or general law enforcement agency)
- city watchman
- Praetorian guard
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ (šurṭā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܘܼܪܛܝܼ (šurṭī) | ܫܘܼܪܛܲܢ (šurṭan) | ||
| construct | ܫܘܼܪܛ (šurṭ) | 2nd person | ܫܘܼܪܛܘܼܟ݂ (šurṭuḵ) | ܫܘܼܪܛܵܟ݂ܝ (šurṭāḵ) | ܫܘܼܪܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šurṭāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ (šurṭā) | 3rd person | ܫܘܼܪܛܹܗ (šurṭēh) | ܫܘܼܪܛܘܿܗ̇ (šurṭoh) | ܫܘܼܪܛܗܘܿܢ (šurṭhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܝܼ (šurṭī) | ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܲܢ (šurṭan) | ||
| construct | ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܲܝ (šurṭay) | 2nd person | ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܘܼܟ݂ (šurṭuḵ) | ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܵܟ݂ܝ (šurṭāḵ) | ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šurṭāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܹܐ (šurṭē) | 3rd person | ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܘܗܝ (šurṭwh) | ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܘܿܗ̇ (šurṭoh) | ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܗܘܿܢ (šurṭhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܒܹܝܬ ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ (bēt šurṭā, “police station”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Arabic شُرْطَة (šurṭa).
Alternative forms
- ܫܪܛܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃurtˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃurtˤe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܫܘܪܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܛܐ)
- guard, royal guard, city watchman
- (in the plural) Praetorian guard
Inflection
declension of ܫܘܪܛܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܪܘܛ | ܫܘܪܛܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܪܘܛ | ܫܘܪܛܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܘܪܛܐ | ܫܘܪܛܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܘܪܛܝ | ܫܘܪܛܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܘܪܛܟ | ܫܘܪܛܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܘܪܛܟܝ | ܫܘܪܛܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܘܪܛܗ | ܫܘܪܛܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܘܪܛܗ | ܫܘܪܛܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܘܪܛܢ | ܫܘܪܛܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܘܪܛܟܘܢ | ܫܘܪܛܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܘܪܛܟܝܢ | ܫܘܪܛܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܘܪܛܗܘܢ | ܫܘܪܛܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܘܪܛܗܝܢ | ܫܘܪܛܝܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃurtˤɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܫܘܪܛܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܘܪܛܝܬܐ)
- pea, pulse, oat
Inflection
declension of ܫܘܪܛܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܘܪܛ | ܫܘܪܛܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܘܪܛ | ܫܘܪܛܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܫܘܪܛܐ | ܫܘܪܛܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܘܪܛܝ | ܫܘܪܛܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܘܪܛܟ | ܫܘܪܛܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܘܪܛܟܝ | ܫܘܪܛܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܘܪܛܗ | ܫܘܪܛܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܘܪܛܗ | ܫܘܪܛܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܘܪܛܢ | ܫܘܪܛܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܘܪܛܟܘܢ | ܫܘܪܛܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܘܪܛܟܝܢ | ܫܘܪܛܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܘܪܛܗܘܢ | ܫܘܪܛܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܘܪܛܗܝܢ | ܫܘܪܛܝܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “šwrṭˀ”, 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. 383b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 568b
- 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. 1536a