Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܐ ܣ ܪ (ˀ s r)
5 terms

Compare Biblical Hebrew אֵסוּר (ʾēsûr).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔa.suːrɑː]

Noun

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ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܐ (asūrām sg (plural ܐܲܣܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (asūrē))

  1. bond, tie, chain
  2. relationship; oath, promise; obligation
    Synonyms: ܒܲܝܬܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (baytāyūṯā), ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥyānūṯā), ܢܲܩܝܼܦܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (naqīpūṯā)
  3. link, connection
  4. (Internet) weblink, hyperlink, link

Inflection

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܐ-ܣ-ܪ (ʾ-s-r) related to binding. Compare Biblical Hebrew אֵסוּר (ʾēsûr).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܐܣܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܣܘܪܐ)

  1. band, bandage
  2. bond, chain
  3. fetter, handcuff
  4. bondage, imprisonment; prison
  5. obligation
  6. oath, promise

Inflection

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References

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  • ˀswr”, 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. 16b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 22b
  • 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. 67a-b