Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܐ ܣ ܪ (ˀ s r)
5 terms

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔa.sɑːrɑː]

Noun edit

ܐܲܣܵܪܵܐ (assārām 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 edit

Related terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ܐܣܪܐ (ʾěsārām (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 edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Ancient Greek ἀσσάριον (assárion).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ܐܣܪܐ (ʾasārām (plural ܐܣܪܐ (ʾasārē))

  1. as, assarius
Inflection edit

References edit

  • 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