ܫܪܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܪ ܫ (š r š)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic שֻׁרְשׁא (šuršā), from Proto-Semitic *šurš-; compare Hebrew שֹׁרֶשׁ (shóresh), Arabic شُرْش (šurš) and Akkadian 𒁼 (šuršum).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪrʃɑː]

Noun

ܫܸܪܫܵܐ • (širšā) m sg (plural ܫܸܪ̈ܫܹܐ (širšē))

1. (botany) root
2. (by extension) root (i.e. source, basis)
3. (by extension, linguistics) root (e.g., a triliteral root) of a Semitic word
4. (by extension, mathematics) root (e.g., square root)
5. ground, base, foundation
6. ball of thread or cotton
7. beginning
8. principle

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܪܫܵܐ (širšā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܪܫܝܼ (širšī)		ܫܸܪܫܲܢ (širšan)
	construct	ܫܪܸܫ (šriš)	2nd person	ܫܸܪܫܘܼܟ݂ (širšūḵ)	ܫܸܪܫܵܟ݂ܝ (širšāḵ)	ܫܸܪܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (širšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܪܫܵܐ (širšā)	3rd person	ܫܸܪܫܹܗ (širšēh)	ܫܸܪܫܘܿܗ̇ (širšōh)	ܫܸܪܫܗܘܿܢ (širšhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܝܼ (širšī)		ܫܸܪ̈ܫܲܢ (širšan)
	construct	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܲܝ (širšay)	2nd person	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܘܼܟ݂ (širšūḵ)	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܟ݂ܝ (širšāḵ)	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (širšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܹܐ (širšē)	3rd person	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܘܼܗܝ (širšūh)	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܘܿܗ̇ (širšōh)	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܗܘܿܢ (širšhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܫܲܪܸܫ (mšarriš, “to take root”)
• ܫܸܪܫܵܝܵܐ (širšāyā, “rooted, indigenous”)
• ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (širšānāyā, “radical, cardinal”)

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))

1. root
2. ground, base, foundation
3. ball of thread or cotton
4. beginning
5. 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