ܣܪܛܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܪ-ܛ (s-r-ṭ) related to scratching. Compare Arabic شَرْط (šarṭ) and Hebrew שֶׂרֶט (śéreṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛrtˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɛrtˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܣܪܛܐ • (serṭā) m (plural ܣܪܛܐ (serṭē))

1. line, dash
2. scratch, gash
3. (orthography) letter, character, tittle

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܪܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܪܛ	ܣܪܛܝܢ
construct	ܣܪܛ	ܣܪܛܝ
emphatic	ܣܪܛܐ	ܣܪܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܪܛܝ	ܣܪܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܪܛܟ	ܣܪܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܪܛܟܝ	ܣܪܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܪܛܗ	ܣܪܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܪܛܗ	ܣܪܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܪܛܢ	ܣܪܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܪܛܟܘܢ	ܣܪܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܪܛܟܝܢ	ܣܪܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܪܛܗܘܢ	ܣܪܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܪܛܗܝܢ	ܣܪܛܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܣܪܛܐ • (serṭā) m

1. (orthography) Serto script

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܪ-ܛ (s-r-ṭ) related to scratching.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)rɑtˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)rɑtˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܣܪܛܐ • (srāṭā) m (plural ܣܪܛܐ (srāṭē))

1. incision
2. writing

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܪܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܪܛ	ܣܪܛܝܢ
construct	ܣܪܛ	ܣܪܛܝ
emphatic	ܣܪܛܐ	ܣܪܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܪܛܝ	ܣܪܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܪܛܟ	ܣܪܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܪܛܟܝ	ܣܪܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܪܛܗ	ܣܪܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܪܛܗ	ܣܪܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܪܛܢ	ܣܪܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܪܛܟܘܢ	ܣܪܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܪܛܟܝܢ	ܣܪܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܪܛܗܘܢ	ܣܪܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܪܛܗܝܢ	ܣܪܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ-ܪ-ܛ (s-r-ṭ) related to scratching.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɑrtˤɑ], [sarrɑtˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sɑrtˤe], [sarrɑtˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܣܪܛܐ • (sārṭā, sarrāṭā) m (plural ܣܪܛܐ (sārṭē, sarrāṭē))

1. limner, drawer
2. designer

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܪܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܪܛ	ܣܪܛܝܢ
construct	ܣܪܛ	ܣܪܛܝ
emphatic	ܣܪܛܐ	ܣܪܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܪܛܝ	ܣܪܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܪܛܟ	ܣܪܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܪܛܟܝ	ܣܪܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܪܛܗ	ܣܪܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܪܛܗ	ܣܪܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܪܛܢ	ܣܪܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܪܛܟܘܢ	ܣܪܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܪܛܟܝܢ	ܣܪܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܪܛܗܘܢ	ܣܪܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܪܛܗܝܢ	ܣܪܛܝܗܝܢ

References

• “srṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “srṭ²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “srṭ³”, 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, page 237b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 391b
• 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 1046a