ܐܣܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܣ ܪ (ˀ s r)
5 terms

Compare Biblical Hebrew אֵסוּר (ʾēsûr).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔa.suːrɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܐ • (asūrā) m sg (plural ܐܲܣܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (asūrē))

1. bond, tie, chain
2. relationship; oath, promise; obligation

   Synonyms: ܒܲܝܬܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (baytāyūṯā), ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥyānūṯā), ܢܲܩܝܼܦܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (naqīpūṯā)

3. link, connection
4. (Internet) weblink, hyperlink, link

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܐ (asūrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܝܼ (asūrī)		ܐܲܣܘܼܪܲܢ (asūran)
	construct	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ (asūr)	2nd person	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (asūrūḵ)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (asūrāḵ)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (asūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܐ (asūrā)	3rd person	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܹܗ (asūrēh)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (asūrāh)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (asurhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܝܼ (asūrī)		ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܲܢ (asūran)
	construct	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ (asūray)	2nd person	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (asūrūḵ)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (asūrāḵ)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (asūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܣܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (asūrē)	3rd person	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (asūrūh)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (asūrōh)	ܐܲܣܘܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (asurhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܐ-ܣ-ܪ (ʾ-s-r) related to binding. Compare Biblical Hebrew אֵסוּר (ʾēsûr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔăsurɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔăsure(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܣܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܣܘܪܐ)

1. band, bandage
2. bond, chain
3. fetter, handcuff
4. bondage, imprisonment; prison
5. obligation
6. oath, promise

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܣܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܣܘܪ	ܐܣܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܣܘܪ	ܐܣܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܣܘܪܐ	ܐܣܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܣܘܪܝ	ܐܣܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܣܘܪܟ	ܐܣܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܣܘܪܟܝ	ܐܣܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܣܘܪܗ	ܐܣܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܣܘܪܗ	ܐܣܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܣܘܪܢ	ܐܣܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܣܘܪܟܘܢ	ܐܣܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܣܘܪܟܝܢ	ܐܣܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܣܘܪܗܘܢ	ܐܣܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܣܘܪܗܝܢ	ܐܣܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀswr”, 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. 16b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 22b
• 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. 67a-b