ܫܐܪܐ

See also: ܫܐܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃe(ʔ)rɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃe(ʔ)re] (plural)

Etymology 1

Possibly from Akkadian 𒄯 (ḪAR /⁠šewiru, semeru⁠/). Compare Hebrew שֵׁר (šēr), Arabic سِوَار (siwār).

Noun

ܫܐܪܐ • (šērā) m (plural ܫܐܪܐ (šērē))

1. chain
2. anklet, bracelet, bangle

   Coordinate terms: ܩܘܠܒܐ (qulbā), ܐܩܠܢܐ (ʾaqlānā)

3. nose ring
4. shoulder covering; cape

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܐܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܐܪ		1st person	ܫܐܪܝ		ܫܐܪܢ
	construct	ܫܐܪ		2nd person	ܫܐܪܟ	ܫܐܪܟܝ	ܫܐܪܟܘܢ	ܫܐܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܐܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܐܪܗ	ܫܐܪܗ	ܫܐܪܗܘܢ	ܫܐܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܐܪܝܢ		1st person	ܫܐܪܝ		ܫܐܪܝܢ
	construct	ܫܐܪܝ		2nd person	ܫܐܪܝܟ	ܫܐܪܝܟܝ	ܫܐܪܝܟܘܢ	ܫܐܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܐܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܐܪܘܗܝ	ܫܐܪܝܗ	ܫܐܪܝܗܘܢ	ܫܐܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Noun

ܫܐܪܐ • (šērā) m (plural ܫܐܪܐ (šērē))

1. Alternative form of ܫܐܪܝܐ (šērāyā, “piece of silk”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܐܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܐܪ		1st person	ܫܐܪܝ		ܫܐܪܢ
	construct	ܫܐܪ		2nd person	ܫܐܪܟ	ܫܐܪܟܝ	ܫܐܪܟܘܢ	ܫܐܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܐܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܐܪܗ	ܫܐܪܗ	ܫܐܪܗܘܢ	ܫܐܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܐܪܝܢ		1st person	ܫܐܪܝ		ܫܐܪܝܢ
	construct	ܫܐܪܝ		2nd person	ܫܐܪܝܟ	ܫܐܪܝܟܝ	ܫܐܪܝܟܘܢ	ܫܐܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܐܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܐܪܘܗܝ	ܫܐܪܝܗ	ܫܐܪܝܗܘܢ	ܫܐܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šˀr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-08
• “šˀry”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-19-24
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 356a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 554b
• 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 1498a