ܫܪܫܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *šurš-. Forms the root ܫ-ܪ-ܫ (š-r-š) related to taking root.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃɛrʃɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃɛrʃe] (plural)
Noun
ܫܪܫܐ • (šeršā) m (plural ܫܪܫܐ (šeršē))
- root
- ground, base, foundation
- ball of thread or cotton
- beginning
- principle
Inflection
inflection of ܫܪܫܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܫܪܫ | ܫܪܫܝܢ |
construct | ܫܪܫ | ܫܪܫܝ |
emphatic | ܫܪܫܐ | ܫܪܫܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܪܫܝ | ܫܪܫܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܪܫܟ | ܫܪܫܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܪܫܟܝ | ܫܪܫܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܪܫܗ | ܫܪܫܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܪܫܗ | ܫܪܫܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܪܫܢ | ܫܪܫܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܪܫܟܘܢ | ܫܪܫܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܪܫܟܝܢ | ܫܪܫܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܪܫܗܘܢ | ܫܪܫܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܪܫܗܝܢ | ܫܪܫܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “šrš”, 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, page 384
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 599b
- 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, page 1613a