ܫܘܪܝܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܫ-ܪ-ܐ (š-r-ʾ). The sense of "subject" is a calque of Arabic مُبْتَدَأ (mubtadaʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃurrɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃurrɑje(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܫܘܪܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܝܐ)
- beginning, origin
- opening, introduction, preface
- (Christianity) exordium, kind of psalm
- (grammar) subject
Inflection
inflection of ܫܘܪܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܘܪܝ | ܫܘܪܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܘܪܝ | ܫܘܪܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܘܪܝܐ | ܫܘܪܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܘܪܝܝ | ܫܘܪܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܘܪܝܟ | ܫܘܪܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܘܪܝܟܝ | ܫܘܪܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܘܪܝܗ | ܫܘܪܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܘܪܝܗ | ܫܘܪܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܘܪܝܢ | ܫܘܪܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ | ܫܘܪܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ | ܫܘܪܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ | ܫܘܪܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܘܪܝܗܝܢ | ܫܘܪܝܝܗܝܢ |
Antonyms
- (beginning): ܫܘܠܡܐ
Etymology 2
From ܫܘܪܐ (Šūrāʾ, “Assyria”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”) + the masculine gentilic suffix ܝܐ- (-āyāʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃurɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃurɑje(ʔ)] (plural)
Adjective
ܫܘܪܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܘܪܝܬܐ)
- Assyrian
Inflection
declension of ܫܘܪܝܐ
| masculine | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܘܪܝ | ܫܘܪܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܘܪܝ | ܫܘܪܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܘܪܝܐ | ܫܘܪܝܐ |
| feminine | singular | plural |
| absolute | ܫܘܪܝܐ | ܫܘܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܘܪܝܬ | ܫܘܪܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܫܘܪܝܬܐ | ܫܘܪܝܬܐ |
Noun
ܫܘܪܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܘܪܝܬܐ)
- Assyrian
Inflection
inflection of ܫܘܪܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܘܪܝ | ܫܘܪܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܘܪܝ | ܫܘܪܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܘܪܝܐ | ܫܘܪܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܘܪܝܝ | ܫܘܪܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܘܪܝܟ | ܫܘܪܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܘܪܝܟܝ | ܫܘܪܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܘܪܝܗ | ܫܘܪܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܘܪܝܗ | ܫܘܪܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܘܪܝܢ | ܫܘܪܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܘܪܝܟܘܢ | ܫܘܪܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܘܪܝܟܝܢ | ܫܘܪܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܘܪܝܗܘܢ | ܫܘܪܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܘܪܝܗܝܢ | ܫܘܪܝܝܗܝܢ |
See also
- ܐܬܘܪܝܐ
References
- “šwry”, 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. 382b, 419b
- 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