ܡܫܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܪ ܐ (š r ˀ)
6 terms

Intensitive and causitive stems of the verb ܫܵܪܹܐ (šārē, “to loosen, unfasten, untie”).

Pronunciation

• ܡܫܲܪܹܐ:
  • (standard) IPA^(key): [məʃar.reː]
• ܡܲܫܪܹܐ:
  • (standard) IPA^(key): [maʃ.reː]

Verb

ܡܫܲܪܹܐ • (mšarrē) (present participle ܡܫܲܪܘܼܝܹܐ (mšarūyē), past participle ܡܫܘܼܪܝܵܐ (mšuryā))

1. (intransitive, transitive) to start, begin, commence

   Antonyms: ܡܫܲܠܸܡ (mšallim), ܡܦܲܪܸܩ (mparriq), ܡܚܲܠܸܨ (mḥalliṣ), ܡܚܲܬܸܡ (mḥattim)

   ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܫܲܪܝܵܐ ܒܐܝܼܠܘܿܠ ܘܟܹܐ ܡܫܲܠܡܵܐ ܒܐܝܼܵܪ. ― maḏraštā kē mšaryā b-īlōl w-kē mšalmā b-īyār. ― School commences in September and finishes in May.

   ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܡܫܲܪܹܝܬ ܛܪܵܝܵܐ، ܚܘܼܪ ܒܢܵܘܪܵܐ. ― min qam mšarrēt ṭrāyā, ḥūr b-nāwrā. ― Before you start driving, look at the mirror.

   • Philippians 1:6:

     ܡܸܛܠ ܬܟ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ ܝܼܘܸܢ ܒܗܵܢܵܐ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ، ܗ̇ܘ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܓܡܸܪ ܠܹܗ ܗܲܠ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ.

     miṭṭul tḵīlā īwen b-hānā: awa d-mšūrē lēh bīyāwḵōn pulḥānā ṭāḇā, awa bit magmir lēh hal yāwmā d-īšōˁ mšīḥā.

     Because I am confident of this very thing: that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Usage notes

• (start): It’s synonym ܥܵܪܹܐ (ˁārē) is used specifically with inanimates and the sense of “to set in motion”.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܫܲܪܹܐ (mšarrē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mšūrē lī)	ܡܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mšūrē lūḵ)	ܡܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mšūrē lēh)	ܡܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mšūrē lan)	ܡܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mšūrē lāwḵōn)	ܡܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mšūrē lhōn)
	f		ܡܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mšūrē lāḵ)	ܡܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mšūrē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܫܲܪܹܝܢ (mšarrēn)	ܡܫܲܪܹܝܬ (mšarrēt)	ܡܫܲܪܹܐ (mšarrē)	ܡܫܲܪܲܚ (mšarraḥ)	ܡܫܲܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mšarītōn)	ܡܫܲܪܝܼ (mšarī)
	f	ܡܫܲܪܝܵܢ (mšaryān)	ܡܫܲܪܝܵܬܝ (mšaryāt)	ܡܫܲܪܝܵܐ (mšaryā)
imperative	m		ܫܲܪܝܼ (šarī)			ܫܲܪܹܝܡܘܼܢ (šarrēmūn)
	f		ܫܲܪܹܐ (šarrē)

Verb

ܡܲܫܪܹܐ • (mašrē) (present participle ܡܲܫܪܘܼܝܹܐ (mašrūyē), past participle ܡܘܼܫܪܝܵܐ (mušryā))

1. (transitive) to accommodate, lodge, house

   ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܲܢ̈ ܒܹܐ݇ܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ، ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܫܪܹܝܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ.

   ḥyānan bēṯāyā ìnā, ānā bit mašrēn lhōn.

   Our relatives are coming to visit, I will provide lodging for them.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܫܪܹܐ (mašrē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܫܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mušrē lī)	ܡܘܼܫܪܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mušrē lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܫܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mušrē lēh)	ܡܘܼܫܪܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mušrē lan)	ܡܘܼܫܪܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mušrē lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܫܪܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mušrē lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܫܪܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mušrē lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܫܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mušrē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܫܪܹܝܢ (mašrēn)	ܡܲܫܪܹܝܬ (mašrēt)	ܡܲܫܪܹܐ (mašrē)	ܡܲܫܪܲܚ (mašraḥ)	ܡܲܫܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mašrītōn)	ܡܲܫܪܝܼ (mašrī)
	f	ܡܲܫܪܝܵܢ (mašryān)	ܡܲܫܪܝܵܬܝ (mašryāt)	ܡܲܫܪܝܵܐ (mašryā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܫܪܝܼ (ašrī)			ܐܲܫܪܹܝܡܘܼܢ (ašrēmūn)
	f		ܐܲܫܪܹܐ (ašrē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܪ-ܐ (š-r-ʾ) related to loosening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑʃrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑʃre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܫܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܫܪܐ)

1. (pathology) erysipelas

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܫܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܫܪ	ܡܫܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܫܪ	ܡܫܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܫܪܐ	ܡܫܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܫܪܝ	ܡܫܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܫܪܟ	ܡܫܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܫܪܟܝ	ܡܫܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܫܪܗ	ܡܫܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܫܪܗ	ܡܫܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܫܪܢ	ܡܫܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܫܪܟܘܢ	ܡܫܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܫܪܟܝܢ	ܡܫܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܫܪܗܘܢ	ܡܫܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܫܪܗܝܢ	ܡܫܪܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• Old Armenian: մաշարայ (mašaray)
• Persian: ماشرا (mâšarâ)

References

• “mšrˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-10
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 193b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 309a
• 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. 853b