ܨܘܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܨ ܘ ܪ (ṣ w r)
7 terms

Compare Turoyo ܨܷܪܬܐ (ṣërto), Arabic صُورَة (ṣūra) and Hebrew צוּרָה (ṣûrâ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤurtaː] (singular)

  IPA^(key): [sˤuːraːθeː] (plural)

• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [sˤurta], [sˤarta]

Noun

ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ • (ṣurtā) f (plural ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṣūrāṯē) or ܨܘܼܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṣuryāṯē))

1. image, picture
2. statue
3. form, type
4. lineament, feature
5. embroidery
6. (in the plural) facial structure; facial features or characteristics; facial structures

Usage notes

• The plural ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṣūrāṯē) is only used for the meaning “facial feature(s); facial structure(s)” and both this plural and the singular may also be used to refer to a single person’s facial structure

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ (ṣurtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܘܼܪܬܝܼ (ṣurtī)		ܨܘܼܪܬܲܢ (ṣurtan)
	construct	ܨܘܼܪܲܬ݂ (ṣūraṯ)	2nd person	ܨܘܼܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (ṣurtūḵ)	ܨܘܼܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣurtāḵ)	ܨܘܼܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣurtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ (ṣurtā)	3rd person	ܨܘܼܪܬܹܗ (ṣurtēh)	ܨܘܼܪܬܵܗ̇ (ṣurtāh)	ܨܘܼܪܬܗܘܿܢ (ṣurthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ṣūrāṯī)		ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ṣūrāṯan)
	construct	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (ṣūrāṯ)	2nd person	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣūrāṯūḵ)	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣūrāṯāḵ)	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣūrāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ṣūrāṯē)	3rd person	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ṣūrāṯūh)	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣūrāṯōh)	ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣūrāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܨ ܘ ܪ (ṣ w r)
7 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤaːwartaː]

Noun

ܨܵܘܲܪܬܵܐ • (ṣāwartā) f (plural only)

1. dizziness

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Lord’s prayer in Aramaic

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܪ (ṣ-w-r) related to forming. Compare Arabic صُورَة (ṣūra) and Hebrew צוּרָה (ṣûrâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤurtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤurɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܘܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܨܘܪܬܐ)

1. image, picture
2. statue
3. form, type
4. lineament, feature
5. moral character
6. text, writing (especially sacred text)
7. embroidery

Inflection

    declension of ܨܘܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܘܪܐ	ܨܘܪܢ
construct	ܨܘܪܬ	ܨܘܪܬ
emphatic	ܨܘܪܬܐ	ܨܘܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܘܪܬܝ	ܨܘܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܘܪܬܟ	ܨܘܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܘܪܬܟܝ	ܨܘܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܘܪܬܗ	ܨܘܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܘܪܬܗ	ܨܘܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܘܪܬܢ	ܨܘܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܘܪܬܟܘܢ	ܨܘܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܘܪܬܟܝܢ	ܨܘܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܘܪܬܗܘܢ	ܨܘܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܘܪܬܗܝܢ	ܨܘܪܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܪ (ṣ-w-r) related to being faint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɑwartɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܨܘܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

1. dizziness

Inflection

    declension of ܨܘܪܬܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܨܘܪܐ
construct	ܨܘܪܬ
emphatic	ܨܘܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܘܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܘܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܘܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܘܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܘܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܘܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܘܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܘܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܘܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܘܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣwrh”, 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. 300a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 476b
• 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. 1282a