ܣܗܪܐ

See also: ܣܗܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܗ ܪ (s h r)
1 term

ܣܗܪܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic סַהֲרָא (sahărā); cognate to Arabic شَهْر (šahr, “month”) and Hebrew סַהַר (sáhar, “crescent”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sahrɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [sˤehrˤa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [saːra], [saːrˤa]

Noun

ܣܲܗܪܵܐ • (sahrā) m sg (plural ܣܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (sahrē) or ܣܲܗܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (sahrānē))

1. (astronomy) moon

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܗܪܵܐ (sahrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܗܪܝܼ (sahrī)		ܣܲܗܪܲܢ (sahran)
	construct	ܣܗܲܪ (shar)	2nd person	ܣܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (sahrūḵ)	ܣܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (sahrāḵ)	ܣܲܗܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sahrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܗܪܵܐ (sahrā)	3rd person	ܣܲܗܪܹܗ (sahrēh)	ܣܲܗܪܘܿܗ̇ (sahrōh)	ܣܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (sahrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܝܼ (sahrī)		ܣܲܗܪ̈ܲܢ (sahran)
	construct	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܲܝ (sahray)	2nd person	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (sahrūḵ)	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (sahrāḵ)	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sahrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (sahrē)	3rd person	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (sahrūh)	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sahrōh)	ܣܲܗܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (sahrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܣܲܗܪܵܐ (yulpān sahrā, “selenology”)
• ܡܸܣܬܲܗܪܵܢܵܐ (mistahrānā, “lunatic”)
• ܣܲܗܪܵܝܵܐ (sahrāyā, “lunar”)
• ܣܲܗܪܵܢܵܐ (sahrānā, “moon-shaped”)
• ܣܲܗܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (sahrānāyā, “lunar”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic شَهْر (šahr) and Hebrew סַהַר (sáhar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sahrɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܣܗܪܐ • (Sahrā) c(uncountable)

1. (astronomy) moon
2. (alchemy) silver

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܗܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܗܪ	ܣܗܪܝܢ
construct	ܣܗܪ	ܣܗܪܝ
emphatic	ܣܗܪܐ	ܣܗܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܗܪܝ	ܣܗܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܗܪܟ	ܣܗܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܗܪܟܝ	ܣܗܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܗܪܗ	ܣܗܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܗܪܗ	ܣܗܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܗܪܢ	ܣܗܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܗܪܟܘܢ	ܣܗܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܗܪܟܝܢ	ܣܗܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܗܪܗܘܢ	ܣܗܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܗܪܗܝܢ	ܣܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܣܝܢܐ

Derived terms

• ܣܗܪܝܐ
• ܣܗܪܢܐ
• ܣܗܪܢܝܐ

References

• “shr”, 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. 221b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 362b-363a
• 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. 974a