Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܣ ܪ ܛ (s r ṭ)
3 terms

From Aramaic סְרַט (sraṭ, to scratch, draw a picture); compare Arabic شَرَطَ (šaraṭa), Arabic سَطَرَ (saṭara) and Akkadian 𒊬 (šaṭārum) and therefore doublet of ܫܵܪܹܛ (šārēṭ) and ܫܵܛܹܪ (šāṭēr).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sɑːretˤː]

Verb

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ܣܵܪܹܛ (sārēṭ) (present participle ܣܪܵܛܵܐ (srāṭā), past participle ܣܪܝܼܛܵܐ (srīṭā))

  1. to write down, inscribe, mark, note, make a note
  2. to stroke, draw lines into, rule

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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