ܣܥܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Derived from ܣܲܥܪܵܐ (saˁrā, “hair”); cognate to Akkadian 𒋠 (šārtu [SÍK]), Arabic شَعْرَة (šaʕra), Hebrew שַׂעֲרָה (sa'ará), and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎓𐎗𐎚 (šʿrt, “wool”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [səʕar.tɑː]

Noun

ܣܥܲܪܬܵܐ • (sˁartā) f sg (plural ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ (saˁrātē) or ܣܲܥܪܹ̈ܐ (saˁrē))

1. (formal, anatomy) single hair, strand of hair

   Synonym: ܡܸܙܬܵܐ (miztā)

2. feather

   Synonyms: ܦܠܘܼܡܵܐ (plūmā), ܡܸܪܛܵܐ (mirṭā)

3. (figuratively) leaf, fiber/fibre

   Synonym: ܛܲܪܦܵܐ (ṭarpā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܥܲܪܬܵܐ (sˁartā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܥܲܪܬܝܼ (sˁartī)		ܣܥܲܪܬܲܢ (sˁartan)
	construct	ܣܲܥܪܲܬ (saˁrat)	2nd person	ܣܥܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (sˁartūḵ)	ܣܥܲܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (sˁartāḵ)	ܣܥܲܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sˁartāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܥܲܪܬܵܐ (sˁartā)	3rd person	ܣܥܲܪܬܹܗ (sˁartēh)	ܣܥܲܪܬܵܗ̇ (sˁartāh)	ܣܥܲܪܬܗܘܿܢ (sˁarthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬܝܼ (saˁrātī)		ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬܲܢ (saˁrātan)
	construct	ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬ (saˁrāt)	2nd person	ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (saˁrātūḵ)	ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (saˁrātāḵ)	ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saˁrātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ (saˁrātē)	3rd person	ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬܘܼܗܝ (saˁrātūh)	ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (saˁrātōh)	ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬܗܘܿܢ (saˁrāthōn)

Etymology 2

ܣܥܪܬܐ

Compare Arabic شَعِير (šaʕīr) and Hebrew שְׂעוֹרָה (se'orá).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [səʕɑrːθɑː]

Noun

ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܵܐ • (sˁārṯā) f sg (plural ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ (sˁārātē) or ܣܥܵܪܹ̈ܐ (sˁārē))

1. barley
2. barleycorn (unit of measure)
3. (pathology) kind of eye disease

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܵܐ (sˁārṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܝܼ (sˁārṯī)		ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܲܢ (sˁārṯan)
	construct	ܣܥܵܪܲܬ݂ (sˁāraṯ)	2nd person	ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (sˁārṯūḵ)	ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (sˁārṯāḵ)	ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sˁārṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܵܐ (sˁārṯā)	3rd person	ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܹܗ (sˁārṯēh)	ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (sˁārṯāh)	ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (sˁārṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (sˁārāṯī)		ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (sˁārāṯan)
	construct	ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (sˁārāṯ)	2nd person	ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (sˁārāṯūḵ)	ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (sˁārāṯāḵ)	ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sˁārāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (sˁārāṯē)	3rd person	ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (sˁārāṯūh)	ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (sˁārāṯōh)	ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (sˁārāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic. Compare Akkadian 𒋠 (šārtu [SÍK]), Arabic شَعْرَة (šaʕra), Hebrew שַׂעֲרָה (śaʿărâ), and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎓𐎗𐎚 (šʿrt, “wool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)ʕɑrtɑ], [s(ə)ʕartɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)ʕɑre], [s(ə)ʕɑrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܣܥܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܥܪܬܐ or ܣܥܪܐ)

1. (anatomy) single hair

Inflection

    declension of ܣܥܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܥܪ	ܣܥܪܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܢ
construct	ܣܥܪ	ܣܥܪܬ ,ܣܥܪܝ
emphatic	ܣܥܪܐ	ܣܥܪܬܐ ,ܣܥܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܥܪܝ	ܣܥܪܬܝ ,ܣܥܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܥܪܟ	ܣܥܪܬܟ ,ܣܥܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܥܪܟܝ	ܣܥܪܬܟܝ ,ܣܥܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܥܪܗ	ܣܥܪܬܗ ,ܣܥܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܥܪܗ	ܣܥܪܬܗ ,ܣܥܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܥܪܢ	ܣܥܪܬܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܥܪܟܘܢ	ܣܥܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܥܪܟܝܢ	ܣܥܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܥܪܗܘܢ	ܣܥܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܥܪܗܝܢ	ܣܥܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܣܥܪܐ

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic شَعِير (šaʕīr) and Hebrew שְׂעוֹרָה (śəʿôrâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)ʕɑr(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)ʕɑre], [s(ə)ʕɑrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܣܥܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܥܪܬܐ or ܣܥܪܐ)

1. barley
2. barleycorn (unit of measure)
3. (pathology) kind of eye disease

Inflection

    declension of ܣܥܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܥܪ	ܣܥܪܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܢ
construct	ܣܥܪ	ܣܥܪܬ ,ܣܥܪܝ
emphatic	ܣܥܪܐ	ܣܥܪܬܐ ,ܣܥܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܥܪܝ	ܣܥܪܬܝ ,ܣܥܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܥܪܟ	ܣܥܪܬܟ ,ܣܥܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܥܪܟܝ	ܣܥܪܬܟܝ ,ܣܥܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܥܪܗ	ܣܥܪܬܗ ,ܣܥܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܥܪܗ	ܣܥܪܬܗ ,ܣܥܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܥܪܢ	ܣܥܪܬܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܥܪܟܘܢ	ܣܥܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܥܪܟܝܢ	ܣܥܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܥܪܗܘܢ	ܣܥܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܥܪܗܝܢ	ܣܥܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܥܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “sˁrh”, 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. 233a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 384b
• 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. 1028b