See also: ܫܐܕܐ

Classical Syriac edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

ܫܐܪܐ (šērām (plural ܫܐܪܐ (šērē))

  1. chain
  2. anklet, bracelet, bangle
    Coordinate terms: ܩܘܠܒܐ (qulbā), ܐܩܠܢܐ (ʾaqlānā)
  3. nose ring
  4. shoulder covering; cape
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

ܫܐܪܐ (šērām (plural ܫܐܪܐ (šērē))

  1. Alternative form of ܫܐܪܝܐ (šērāyā, piece of silk)
Inflection edit

References edit

  • 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