ܨܨܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܨܨܪܐ

Etymology

Root
ܨ ܨ ܪ (ṣ ṣ r)
4 terms

Onomatopoeic; cognate of Arabic صَرْصَر (ṣarṣar) and Hebrew צְרָצַר (tsratsár).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɪsˤraː]

Noun

ܨܸܨܪܵܐ • (ṣiṣrā) m (plural ܨܸܨܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣiṣrē) or ܨܸܨܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣiṣrāṯā))

1. cockroach
2. Ellipsis of ܨܸܨܪܵܐ ܨܲܘܵܨܵܐ (ṣiṣrā ṣawwāṣā, “cricket”).

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܸܨܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܸܨܪܝܼ (ṣiṣrī)		ܨܸܨܪܲܢ (ṣiṣran)
	construct	ܨܸܨܪ (ṣiṣr)		2nd person	ܨܸܨܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiṣrōḵ)	ܨܸܨܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiṣrāḵ)	ܨܸܨܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiṣrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܸܨܪܵܐ (ṣiṣrā)		3rd person	ܨܸܨܪܹܗ (ṣiṣrēh)	ܨܸܨܪܵܗ̇ (ṣiṣrāh)	ܨܸܨܪܗܘܿܢ (ṣiṣrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܸܨܪ̈ܝܼ (ṣiṣrī)		ܨܸܨܪ̈ܲܢ (ṣiṣran)
	construct	ܨܸܨܪ̈ܲܝ (ṣiṣray)		2nd person	ܨܸܨܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiṣrōḵ)	ܨܸܨܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiṣrāḵ)	ܨܸܨܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiṣrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܸܨܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣiṣrē)		3rd person	ܨܸܨܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ṣiṣrūh)	ܨܸܨܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣiṣrōh)	ܨܸܨܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṣiṣrhōn)

See also

• ܨܲܪܨܘܼܪܵܐ (ṣarṣūrā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܨܝܨܪܐ
• ܨܨܘܪܐ

Etymology

Compare Arabic صَرْصَر (ṣarṣar) and Hebrew צְרָצַר (ṣərāṣar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤesˤrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤesˤre] (plural)

Noun

ܨܨܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܨܪܐ)

1. cricket (insect)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܨܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܨܪ		1st person	ܨܨܪܝ		ܨܨܪܢ
	construct	ܨܨܪ		2nd person	ܨܨܪܟ	ܨܨܪܟܝ	ܨܨܪܟܘܢ	ܨܨܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܨܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܨܪܗ	ܨܨܪܗ	ܨܨܪܗܘܢ	ܨܨܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܨܪܝܢ		1st person	ܨܨܪܝ		ܨܨܪܝܢ
	construct	ܨܨܪܝ		2nd person	ܨܨܪܝܟ	ܨܨܪܝܟܝ	ܨܨܪܝܟܘܢ	ܨܨܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܨܪܐ		3rd person	ܨܨܪܘܗܝ	ܨܨܪܝܗ	ܨܨܪܝܗܘܢ	ܨܨܪܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܨܪܨܘܪܐ

References

• “ṣṣr”, 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 304b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 483b
• 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, →ISBN, page 1300a