ܣܪܢܐ

See also: ܣܕܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܪ ܢ (s r n)
1 term

Compare Hebrew סֶרֶן (séren).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sar.nɑː]

Noun

ܣܲܪܢܵܐ • (sarnā) m sg (plural ܣܲܪ̈ܢܹܐ (sarnē))

1. axle, axis, pole, spindle
2. (geometry) spoke, radius, arc
3. (botany) stalk, stem, trunk

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܪܢܵܐ (sarnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܪܢܝܼ (sarnī)		ܣܲܪܢܲܢ (sarnan)
	construct	ܣܪܸܢ (srin)	2nd person	ܣܲܪܢܘܼܟ݂ (sarnūḵ)	ܣܲܪܢܵܟ݂ܝ (sarnāḵ)	ܣܲܪܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sarnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܪܢܵܐ (sarnā)	3rd person	ܣܲܪܢܹܗ (sarnēh)	ܣܲܪܢܘܿܗ̇ (sarnōh)	ܣܲܪܢܗܘܿܢ (sarnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܪ̈ܢܝܼ (sarnī)		ܣܲܪ̈ܢܲܢ (sarnan)
	construct	ܣܲܪ̈ܢܲܝ (sarnay)	2nd person	ܣܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܟ݂ (sarnūḵ)	ܣܲܪ̈ܢܵܟ݂ܝ (sarnāḵ)	ܣܲܪ̈ܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sarnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܪ̈ܢܹܐ (sarnē)	3rd person	ܣܲܪ̈ܢܘܼܗܝ (sarnūh)	ܣܲܪ̈ܢܘܿܗ̇ (sarnōh)	ܣܲܪ̈ܢܗܘܿܢ (sarnhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܲܪܢܵܝܵܐ (sarnāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew סֶרֶן (séren).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sarnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sarne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܪܢܐ • (sarnā) m (plural ܣܪܢܐ)

1. axle, axis, pole, spindle
2. spoke, radius
3. (geometry) arc
4. (botany) stalk, stem, trunk

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܪܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܪܢ	ܣܪܢܝܢ
construct	ܣܪܢ	ܣܪܢܝ
emphatic	ܣܪܢܐ	ܣܪܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܪܢܝ	ܣܪܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܪܢܟ	ܣܪܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܪܢܟܝ	ܣܪܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܪܢܗ	ܣܪܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܪܢܗ	ܣܪܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܪܢܢ	ܣܪܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܪܢܟܘܢ	ܣܪܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܪܢܟܝܢ	ܣܪܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܪܢܗܘܢ	ܣܪܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܪܢܗܝܢ	ܣܪܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: սեռն (seṙn)

References

• “srn”, 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 237b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 392a
• 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, page 1048b