Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ܣ ܕ ܪ (s d r)
4 terms

Verbal noun of ܡܣܲܕܸܪ (msaddir, to organize, order, classify); compare Hebrew סִדּוּר (sidúr).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [suddɑːrɑː]

Noun

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ܣܘܼܕܵܪܵܐ (suddārām sg (plural ܣܘܼܕܵܪܹ̈ܐ (sūdārē))

  1. order, arrangement, layout
  2. categorization, classification
  3. (biology) taxonomy
  4. (typography) typesetting
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Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic סוּדָרָא (sūḏārā), from Ancient Greek σουδάριον (soudárion), from Latin sūdārium; compare Mishnaic Hebrew סוּדָרִין (sûḏārîn).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [suːðɑːrɑː]

Noun

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ܣܘܼܕ݂ܵܪܵܐ (sūḏārām sg (plural ܣܘܼܕ݂ܵܪܹ̈ܐ (sūḏārē))

  1. sudra, scarf, turban
  2. cloth, towel, shroud, linen, handkerchief
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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Aramaic סודרא, from Ancient Greek σουδάριον (soudárion), from Latin sūdārium. Compare Mishnaic Hebrew סוּדָרִין (sûḏārîn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [suðɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [suðɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܣܘܕܪܐ (swdrʾm (plural ܣܘܕܪܐ)

  1. cloth, towel, shroud, linen, handkerchief
  2. scarf
  3. turban
  4. tiara

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References

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  • swdr”, 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, p. 364a
  • 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. 976b