Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܫ ܗ ܪ (š h r)
2 terms

Compare Arabic سَهَر (sahar) and أَسْهَرَ (ʔashara).

Pronunciation edit

  • ܡܫܲܗܸܪ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [məʃah.hɪr.]
  • ܡܲܫܗܸܪ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [maʃ.hɪr.]

Verb edit

ܡܫܲܗܸܪ (mšahhir) (present participle ܡܫܲܗܘܼܪܹܐ (mšahūrē), past participle ܡܫܘܼܗܪܵܐ (mšuhrā))

  1. (intransitive) to spend a sleepless night, stay up late, be wakeful by night
    ܡܫܘܼܗܸܪ ܠܝܼ ܒܸܩܪܵܝܵܐ.mšūhir lī biqrāyā.I stayed up all night studying.
    ܠܵܐ ܫܲܗܪܘܼܢ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܡܫܵܘܚܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂!šahrūn sagī mšāwḥrāˀīṯ!Don’t stay out too late!
    ܐܵܫܘܿܪ ܡܫܘܼܗܸܪ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܡ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܹܗāšōr mšūhir lēh ˁam baḵtēhAshur spent a sleepless night with his wife.

Conjugation edit

Verb edit

ܡܲܫܗܸܪ (mašhir) (present participle ܡܲܫܗܘܼܪܹܐ (mašhūrē), past participle ܡܘܼܫܗܪܵܐ (mušhrā))

  1. (transitive) to cause to be sleepless, wakeful during night
    ܟܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ ܩܸܡ ܡܲܫܗܸܪ ܠܹܗkēḇā qim mašhir lēhThe pain kept him from sleeping.
    ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܒܸܢܒ݂ܵܚܵܐ ܡܘܼܫܗܸܪ ܠܹܗ ܠܟܠܲܢ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ.kalbā binḇāḥā mušhir lēh lkullan b-laylē.The dog barking kept us up all night.

Conjugation edit