ܣܥܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Derived from ܣܲܥܪܵܐ (saˁrā, hair); cognate to Akkadian 𒋠 (šārtu [SÍK]), Arabic شَعْرَة (šaʕra), Hebrew שַׂעֲרָה (sa'ará), and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎓𐎗𐎚 (šʿrt, wool).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [səʕar.tɑː]

Noun

ܣܥܲܪܬܵܐ • (sˁartā) f sg (plural ܣܲܥܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ (saˁrātē) or ܣܲܥܪܹ̈ܐ (saˁrē))

  1. (formal, anatomy) single hair, strand of hair
    Synonym: ܡܸܙܬܵܐ (miztā)
  2. feather
    Synonyms: ܦܠܘܼܡܵܐ (plūmā), ܡܸܪܛܵܐ (mirṭā)
  3. (figuratively) leaf, fiber/fibre
    Synonym: ܛܲܪܦܵܐ (ṭarpā)
Inflection

Etymology 2

ܣܥܪܬܐ

Compare Arabic شَعِير (šaʕīr) and Hebrew שְׂעוֹרָה (se'orá).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [səʕɑrːθɑː]

Noun

ܣܥܵܪܬ݂ܵܐ • (sˁārṯā) f sg (plural ܣܥܵܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ (sˁārātē) or ܣܥܵܪܹ̈ܐ (sˁārē))

  1. barley
  2. barleycorn (unit of measure)
  3. (pathology) kind of eye disease
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic. Compare Akkadian 𒋠 (šārtu [SÍK]), Arabic شَعْرَة (šaʕra), Hebrew שַׂעֲרָה (śaʿărâ), and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎓𐎗𐎚 (šʿrt, wool).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [s(ə)ʕɑrtɑ], [s(ə)ʕartɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [s(ə)ʕɑre], [s(ə)ʕɑrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܣܥܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܥܪܬܐ or ܣܥܪܐ)

  1. (anatomy) single hair
Inflection
See also

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic شَعِير (šaʕīr) and Hebrew שְׂעוֹרָה (śəʿôrâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [s(ə)ʕɑr(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [s(ə)ʕɑre], [s(ə)ʕɑrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܣܥܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܥܪܬܐ or ܣܥܪܐ)

  1. barley
  2. barleycorn (unit of measure)
  3. (pathology) kind of eye disease
Inflection

References

  • sˁrh”, 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. 233a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 384b
  • 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. 1028b
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