ܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה (Śārâ, “Princess”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈsar.rɑ]

Proper noun

ܣܲܪܵܐ • (sarrā) f

1. (biblical) Sarah
   • Genesis 17:15:

     ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ، ܣܲܪܲܝ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂ ܠܵܐ ܩܵܪܹܝܬ ܫܸܡܘܿܗ̇ ܣܲܪܲܝ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܣܲܪܵܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܫܸܡܘܿܗ̇.

     w-mīrēh allāhā l-aḇrāhām, sarray baḵtūḵ lā qārēt šimmōh sarray, īnā sarrā hāwē šimmōh.

     And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah her name shall be.

2. a female given name from Hebrew

Derived terms

• ܣܲܪܘܿ (sarō) (diminutive, nickname)

See also

• ܣܲܪܲܝ (sarray)

Etymology 2

Root
ܣ ܪ ܐ (s r ˀ)
2 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɑːreː]

Verb

ܣܵܪܹܐ • (sārē) (present participle ܣܪܵܝܵܐ (srāyā), past participle ܣܸܪܝܵܐ (siryā))

1. to be bad
2. to deteriorate
3. to degenerate
4. to worsen
5. to stink

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܣܵܪܹܐ (sārē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܣܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ (srē lī)	ܣܪܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (srē lūḵ)	ܣܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ (srē lēh)	ܣܪܹܐ ܠܲܢ (srē lan)	ܣܪܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (srē lāwḵōn)	ܣܪܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (srē lhōn)
	f		ܣܪܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (srē lāḵ)	ܣܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (srē lāh)
non-past	m	ܣܵܪܹܝܢ (sārēn)	ܣܵܪܹܝܬ (sārēt)	ܣܵܪܹܐ (sārē)	ܣܵܪܲܚ (sāraḥ)	ܣܵܪܹܝܬܘܿܢ (sārētōn)	ܣܵܪܝܼ (sārī)
	f	ܣܵܪܝܵܢ (sāryān)	ܣܵܪܝܵܬܝ (sāryāt)	ܣܵܪܝܵܐ (sāryā)
imperative	m		ܣܪܝܼ (srī)			ܣܪܹܝܡܘܼܢ (srēmūn)
	f		ܣܪܹܐ (srē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Hebrew שָׂרָה (Śārâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sarrɑ(ʔ)]

Proper noun

ܣܪܐ • (sarrā) f

1. Sarah (Biblical figure)
2. a female given name

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 414b