ܬܫܪܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܪ ܐ (š r ˀ)
11 terms

Inherited from Aramaic תִּשְׁרִין, from Akkadian 𒌗𒌆 (^ititašrītu, “beginning”), possibly because the early Arameans regarded autumn as the start of the year or because this month is the start of the second-half of the year from ܢܝܼܣܵܢ (nīsān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪʃ.riːn]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃeːriː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiːriː]

Proper noun

ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ • (tišrīn) m

1. Autumn month
2. Tishrei (first month of the Jewish calendar of twenty-nine days)

   Coordinate terms: ܐܝܼܠܘܿܠ (īlōl, “Elul”), ܡܲܪܚܸܫܘܵܢ (marḥišwān, “Cheshvan”)

Derived terms

• ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tišryawwāṯā, “Autumn”)
• ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (tišrīn qammāyā, “October”)
• ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (tišrīn trayyānā, “November”)