ܐܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܣ ܪ (ˀ s r)
5 terms

Compare Arabic أَسْر (ʔasr) and Biblical Hebrew אֱסָר (ʾĕsār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔa.sɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܣܵܪܵܐ • (assārā) m sg (plural ܐܲܣܵܪܹ̈ܐ (assārē))

1. bond, tie, link, chain, fastening
2. band, belt, girdle
3. (construction) bonding
4. (grammar) copula, conjunction; particle (including adverb, conjunction, prepositional prefix, interjection)

   Synonyms: ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mnāṯā), ܥܛܘܼܦܝܵܐ (ˁṭupyā)

5. (astronomy) node

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܣܵܪܵܐ (assārā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܣܵܪܝܼ (assārī)		ܐܲܣܵܪܲܢ (assāran)
	construct	ܐܲܣܵܪ (assār)	2nd person	ܐܲܣܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (assārūḵ)	ܐܲܣܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (assārāḵ)	ܐܲܣܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (assārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܣܵܪܵܐ (assārā)	3rd person	ܐܲܣܵܪܹܗ (assārēh)	ܐܲܣܵܪܵܗ̇ (assārāh)	ܐܲܣܵܪܗܘܿܢ (assārhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܝܼ (assārī)		ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܲܢ (assāran)
	construct	ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܲܝ (assāray)	2nd person	ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (assārūḵ)	ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (assārāḵ)	ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (assārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܣܵܪܹ̈ܐ (assārē)	3rd person	ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (assārūh)	ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (assārōh)	ܐܲܣܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (assārhōn)

Related terms

• ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܐ (asūrā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܐ-ܣ-ܪ (ʾ-s-r) related to binding. Compare Arabic أَسْر (ʔasr) and Hebrew אֱסָר (ʾĕsār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛ̆sɑrɑ], [ʔăsɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛ̆sɑre], [ʔăsɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܪܐ • (ʾěsārā) m (plural ܐܣܪܐ (ʾěsārē))

1. bond, tie, link, chain, fastening
2. band, belt, girdle
3. series
4. (construction) bonding
5. vow of abstention
6. union, alliance
7. conspiracy
8. judgement, punishment, sanction, interdict
9. penance
10. (grammar) particle (including adverb, conjunction, prepositional prefix, interjection)
11. (grammar) copula
12. (astronomy) conjunction, node

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܣܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܣܪ	ܐܣܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܣܪ	ܐܣܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܣܪܐ	ܐܣܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܣܪܝ	ܐܣܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܣܪܟ	ܐܣܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܣܪܟܝ	ܐܣܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܣܪܗ	ܐܣܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܣܪܗ	ܐܣܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܣܪܢ	ܐܣܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܣܪܟܘܢ	ܐܣܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܣܪܟܝܢ	ܐܣܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܣܪܗܘܢ	ܐܣܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܣܪܗܝܢ	ܐܣܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἀσσάριον (assárion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔassɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔassɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܪܐ • (ʾasārā) m (plural ܐܣܪܐ (ʾasārē))

1. as, assarius

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܣܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܣܪ	ܐܣܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܣܪ	ܐܣܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܣܪܐ	ܐܣܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܣܪܝ	ܐܣܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܣܪܟ	ܐܣܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܣܪܟܝ	ܐܣܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܣܪܗ	ܐܣܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܣܪܗ	ܐܣܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܣܪܢ	ܐܣܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܣܪܟܘܢ	ܐܣܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܣܪܟܝܢ	ܐܣܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܣܪܗܘܢ	ܐܣܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܣܪܗܝܢ	ܐܣܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀsr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀsr²”, 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 16b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 25a
• 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, pages 79b-80a