ܨܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew צַוָּאר (ṣawwāʾr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤawrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤawre] (plural)

Noun

ܨܘܪܐ • (ṣawrā) m (plural ܨܘܪܐ (ṣawrē))

1. neck, throat
2. hump (of a camel)
3. mountain ridge

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܘܪ	ܨܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܨܘܪ	ܨܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܨܘܪܐ	ܨܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܘܪܝ	ܨܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܘܪܟ	ܨܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܘܪܟܝ	ܨܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܘܪܗ	ܨܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܘܪܗ	ܨܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܘܪܢ	ܨܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܘܪܟܘܢ	ܨܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܘܪܟܝܢ	ܨܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܘܪܗܘܢ	ܨܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܘܪܗܝܢ	ܨܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܡܒܠܘܥܝܬܐ (maḇlōʿīṯā)
• ܙܓܪܘܪܐ (zaḡrūrā)
• ܙܘܪܕܝܬܐ (zōrdīṯā)

Etymology 2

Root
ܨ ܘ ܪ
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)wɑrɑ]

Noun

ܨܘܪܐ • (ṣəwārā) m (uncountable)

1. dizziness

Inflection

    declension of ܨܘܪܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܨܘܪ
construct	ܨܘܪ
emphatic	ܨܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܘܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܘܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܘܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܘܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܘܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܘܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܘܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܘܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܘܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Root
ܨ ܪ ܪ
1 term

See also ܣܝܪܐ (sīra) at least in certain meanings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤurɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤure] (plural)

Noun

ܨܘܪܐ • (ṣūrā) m (plural ܨܘܪܐ (ṣūrē))

1. powder, dust

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܘܪ	ܨܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܨܘܪ	ܨܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܨܘܪܐ	ܨܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܘܪܝ	ܨܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܘܪܟ	ܨܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܘܪܟܝ	ܨܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܘܪܗ	ܨܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܘܪܗ	ܨܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܘܪܢ	ܨܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܘܪܟܘܢ	ܨܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܘܪܟܝܢ	ܨܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܘܪܗܘܢ	ܨܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܘܪܗܝܢ	ܨܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤawrɑ]

Noun

ܨܘܪܐ • (ṣawrā) m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of ܨܒܪܐ (ṣabrā, “aloe”)

Inflection

    declension of ܨܘܪܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܨܘܪ
construct	ܨܘܪ
emphatic	ܨܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܘܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܘܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܘܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܘܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܘܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܘܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܘܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܘܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܘܪܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ṣwr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ṣwrˀ”, 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, pages 300b, 304b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 476b
• 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 1281b