Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܥܪܣܐ ܕܕܡܟܐ
 
ܥܪܣܐ ܕܝܬܒܬܐ

Etymology

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From Aramaic עַרְסָא (ʿarsā), from Proto-Semitic *ʿ-r-ś; compare Arabic عَرْش (ʕarš, throne) and Hebrew עֶרֶשׂ ('éres, cradle).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕar.sɑː]

Noun

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ܥܲܪܣܵܐ (ˁarsāf sg (plural ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁarsāṯē))

  1. bed, bedstead, bedframe
  2. wooden frame, wood rack, couch

Inflection

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Inflection of ܥܲܪܣܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܥܲܪܣܝܼ (ˁarsī) ܥܲܪܣܲܢ (ˁarsan)
construct ܥ 2nd person ܥܲܪܣܘܼܟ݂ (ˁarsūḵ) ܥܲܪܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁarsāḵ) ܥܲܪܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁarsāwḵōn)
emphatic ܥܲܪܣܵܐ (ˁarsā) 3rd person ܥܲܪܣܹܗ (ˁarsēh) ܥܲܪܣܵܗ̇ (ˁarsāh) ܥܲܪܣܗܘܿܢ (ˁarshōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ˁarsāṯī) ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ˁarsāṯan)
construct ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܠܵܬ݂ (riḡlāṯ) 2nd person ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁarsāṯūḵ) ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁarsāṯāḵ) ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁarsāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁarsāṯē) 3rd person ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ˁarsāṯūh) ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁarsāṯōh) ܥܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ˁarsāṯhōn)

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ʿ-r-ś. Compare Arabic عَرْش (ʕarš) and Hebrew עֶרֶשׂ (ʿéreś).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܥܪܣܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܥܪܣܘܬܐ or ܥܪܣܬܐ)

  1. bed
  2. couch
  3. litter, bier, stretcher

Inflection

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Inflection of ܥܪܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܪܣ 1st person ܥܪܣܝ ܥܪܣܢ
construct ܥܪܣ 2nd person ܥܪܣܟ ܥܪܣܟܝ ܥܪܣܟܘܢ ܥܪܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܪܣܐ 3rd person ܥܪܣܗ ܥܪܣܗ ܥܪܣܗܘܢ ܥܪܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܪܣܘܢ ,ܥܪܣܢ 1st person ܥܪܣܘܬܝ ,ܥܪܣܬܝ ܥܪܣܘܬܢ ,ܥܪܣܬܢ
construct ܥܪܣܘܬ ,ܥܪܣܬ 2nd person ܥܪܣܘܬܟ ,ܥܪܣܬܟ ܥܪܣܘܬܟܝ ,ܥܪܣܬܟܝ ܥܪܣܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܪܣܬܟܘܢ ܥܪܣܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܪܣܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܪܣܘܬܐ ,ܥܪܣܬܐ 3rd person ܥܪܣܘܬܗ ,ܥܪܣܬܗ ܥܪܣܘܬܗ ,ܥܪܣܬܗ ܥܪܣܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܪܣܬܗܘܢ ܥܪܣܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܪܣܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

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ܥܪܣܐ (transliteration neededf

  1. (astronomy) collectively, the four stars (Kochab, Pherkad, Anwar al Farkadain, and Akhfa al Farkadain) that form the "bowl" of Ursa Minor

References

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  • ˁrs”, 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 264b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 429a
  • 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 1141a