ܫܪܐ

ܫܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܪ ܐ‎ (š r ʾ)
1 term

Etymology 1

From Aramaic שְׁרָא‎ (šərā); cognate to Hebrew שָׁרָה‎ (shará, “to let loose”).

Pronunciation 1

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːreː]

Verb

ܫܵܪܹܐ • (šārē) (present participle ܫܪܵܝܵܐ‎ (šrāyā), past participle ܫܸܪܝܵܐ‎ (širyā))

1. to lodge, stay, camp

   ‏ܒܸܬ ܫܵܪܲܚ ܓܵܘ ܦܘܼܬܩܵܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܡܲܪܙܵܐ ܕܢܲܗܪܵܐ.‎‎

   bit šāraḥ gāw putqā l-kis marzā d-nahrā.

   We will stay in the hotel at the riverside.

2. to free, let out
3. to loosen, untie

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܫܵܪܹܐ (šārē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ‎ (šrē lī)	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (šrē luḵ)	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ‎ (šrē lēh)	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܲܢ‎ (šrē lan)	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (šrē lāwḵon)	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (šrē lhon)
	f		ܫܪܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (šrē lāḵ)	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (šrē lāh)
non-past	m	ܫܵܪܹܝܢ‎ (šārēn)	ܫܵܪܹܝܬ‎ (šārēt)	ܫܵܪܹܐ (šārē)	ܫܵܪܲܚ‎ (šāraḥ)	ܫܵܪܹܝܬܘܿܢ‎ (šārēton)	ܫܵܪܝܼ‎ (šārī)
	f	ܫܵܪܝܵܢ‎ (šāryān)	ܫܵܪܝܵܬܝ‎ (šāryāt)	ܫܵܪܝܵܐ‎ (šāryā)
imperative	m		ܫܪܝܼ‎ (šrī)			ܫܪܹܝܡܘܼܢ‎ (šrēmun)
	f		ܫܪܹܐ (šrē)

Pronunciation 2

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃar.reː]

Verb

ܫܲܪܹܐ • (šarrē) (present participle ܫܲܪܘܼܝܹܐ‎ (šaruyē), past participle ܫܘܼܪܝܼܵܐ‎ (šurīyā))

1. to start, begin, commence

   ‏ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܫܲܪܝܼܵܐ ܒܐܝܼܠܘܿܠ ܘܟܹܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ ܒܐܝܼܵܪ.‎‎

   madraštā kē šarīyā b-ʾīlol w-kē šalmā b-ʾīyār.

   School commences in September and finishes in May.

   ‏ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܫܲܪܹܝܬ ܛܪܵܝܵܐ، ܚܙܝܼ ܒܢܵܘܪܵܐ.‎‎

   min qam šarrēt ṭrāyā, ḥzī b-nāwrā.

   Before you start driving, look at the mirror.

   • Philippians 1:6:
   • ‏ܣܵܒܵܒ ܚܵܬܸܪܓ̰ܲܡܸܥ ܝܼܘܸܢ ܒܐܵܗܵܐ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ، ܗ̇ܘ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܟܡܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܗܲܠ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ.‎‎

     sābāb ḥātirjammiʿ īwen b-ʾāhā: aw d-šurē lēh bīyāwḵon pulḥānā ṭāḇā, aw bit makmil lēh hal yāwmā d-īšoʿ mšīḥā.

     Because I am confident of this very thing: that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܫܲܪܹܐ (šarrē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ‎ (šurē lī)	ܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (šurē luḵ)	ܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ‎ (šurē lēh)	ܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܲܢ‎ (šurē lan)	ܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (šurē lāwḵon)	ܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (šurē lhon)
	f		ܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (šurē lāḵ)	ܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (šurē lāh)
non-past	m	ܫܲܪܹܝܢ‎ (šarrēn)	ܫܲܪܹܝܬ‎ (šarrēt)	ܫܲܪܹܐ (šarrē)	ܫܲܪܲܚ‎ (šarraḥ)	ܫܲܪܹܝܬܘܢ‎ (šarrētwn)	ܫܲܪܝܼ‎ (šarī)
	f	ܫܲܪܝܼܵܢ‎ (šarīyān)	ܫܲܪܝܼܵܬܝ‎ (šarīyāt)	ܫܲܪܝܼܵܐ‎ (šarīyā)
imperative	m		ܫܲܪܝܼ‎ (šarī)			ܫܲܪܹܝܡܘܼܢ‎ (šarrēmun)
	f		ܫܲܪܹܐ (šarrē)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʒɑːreː]

Noun

ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ • (žārē) m or f (plural ܫ̰ܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ‎ (žārāwātē))

1. (slang) pitiable person
2. Used to express sorrow, pity, sympathy, compassion or grief for someone else

   ‏ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܡܘܼܙܵܓ݂ܵܐ‎

   sāḇā žārē mrīʿā ìlēh b-aw muzāḡā

   Poor Grandad is sick from this weather.

   ‏ܡܲܪܝܲܡ ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ ܛܘܼܠܸܩ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܙܘܼܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇.‎‎

   maryam žārē ṭuliq lāh kulluh zuzoh.

   Poor Mary lost all her money.

   ‏ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩܘܼܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܫ̰ܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ!‎‎

   šḇoqun lhon yālē zʿorē žārāwātē!

   Leave the poor children alone!

See also

• ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ‎ (miskēnā)