ܢܣܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܣܝܪܐ

Root
ܢ ܣ ܪ (n s r)
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܢܣܝܪܐ, past participle of ܢܵܣܹܪ (nāsēr, “to saw”); ultimately a Calque of Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma, “something sawed”), cognate to Hebrew מִנְסָרָה (minsará) and Arabic مَوْشُور (mawšūr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nəsiːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ • (nsīrā) m sg (plural ܢܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nsīrē))

1. (geometry) prism (polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)
2. (physics) prism (block used to split or reflect light)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ (nsīrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܣܝܼܪܝܼ (nsīrī)		ܢܣܝܼܪܲܢ (nsīran)
	construct	ܢܣܝܼܪ (nsīr)	2nd person	ܢܣܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (nsīrūḵ)	ܢܣܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nsīrāḵ)	ܢܣܝܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nsīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ (nsīrā)	3rd person	ܢܣܝܼܪܹܗ (nsīrēh)	ܢܣܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (nsīrāh)	ܢܣܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (nsīrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (nsīrī)		ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (nsīran)
	construct	ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (nsīray)	2nd person	ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (nsīrūḵ)	ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (nsīrāḵ)	ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nsīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nsīrē)	3rd person	ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (nsīrūh)	ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nsīrōh)	ܢܣܝܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nsīrhōn)

Verb

ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ • (nsīrā) (feminine ܢܣܝܼܪܬܵܐ (nsīrtā), plural ܢܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nsīrē))

1. past participle of ܢܵܣܹܪ (nāsēr)