ܫܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܪ ܐ (š r ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic שְׁרָא (šərā); cognate to Hebrew שָׁרָה (shará, “to let loose”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaːreː]

Verb

ܫܵܪܹܐ • (šārē) (present participle ܫܪܵܝܵܐ (šrāyā), past participle ܫܸܪܝܵܐ (širyā))

1. (intransitive, transitive) to loosen, unfasten, untie

   Synonyms: ܚܵܠܹܠ (ḥālēl), ܡܲܪܦܹܐ (marpē)

   Antonyms: ܚܵܠܹܨ (ḥālēṣ), ܐܵܣܹܪ (āsēr)

   ܬܲܣܡܝܼ ܫܸܪܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܕܚܙܘܼܩܝܵܐ. ― tasmī širyā ìwā darḡāˀīṯ b-mitḥā d-ḥzuqyā. ― My belt had gradually loosened during the journey.

   ܪܵܒܵܐ ܚܠܝܼܨܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܫܸܪܝܹܗ ܠܝܼ. ― rābā ḥlīṣā ìwā, širyēh lī. ― It was very tight, I loosened it.

2. (transitive) to free, let out

   Synonyms: ܡܚܲܪܸܪ (mḥarrir), ܡܫܲܡܸܪ (mšammir)

   Antonyms: ܐܵܣܹܪ (āsēr), ܚܵܒ݂ܹܫ (ḥāḇēš)

   ܫܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܘܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܚܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ. ― širyē ìwaḥ wā w-ādīyā ìwaḥ ḥērē. ― We were let out and now we are free.

3. (transitive) to solve, work out

   ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܨܵܝܵܐ ܫܵܪܹܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܩܸܛܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂! ― lē ìwen mṣāyā šārēn kullhōn qiṭrūḵ! ― I can’t solve all your problems!

4. (transitive) to deobstruct, unblock

   Synonym: ܦܵܬ݂ܹܚ (pāṯēḥ)

   Antonyms: ܣܵܟ݂ܹܪ (sāḵēr), ܙܵܓ݂ܹܪ (zāḡēr)

   ܣܢܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܥܲܠ ܦܲܠܵܚ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ ܕܫܵܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܩܢܵܐ. ― snīqē ìwaḥ ˁal pallāḥ aḇārā d-šārē lēh laqnā. ― We need a plumber to unblock the sink.

5. (intransitive) to lodge, stay, camp

   ܒܸܬ ܫܵܪܲܚ ܓܵܘ ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܡܲܪܙܵܐ ܕܢܲܗܪܵܐ. ― bit šāraḥ gāw pindqā l-kis marzā d-nahrā. ― We will stay in the hotel at the riverside.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܫܵܪܹܐ (šārē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ (šrē lī)	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (šrē lūḵ)	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ (šrē lēh)	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܲܢ (šrē lan)	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šrē lāwḵōn)	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (šrē lhōn)
	f		ܫܪܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šrē lāḵ)	ܫܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (šrē lāh)
non-past	m	ܫܵܪܹܝܢ (šārēn)	ܫܵܪܹܝܬ (šārēt)	ܫܵܪܹܐ (šārē)	ܫܵܪܲܚ (šāraḥ)	ܫܵܪܹܝܬܘܿܢ (šārētōn)	ܫܵܪܝܼ (šārī)
	f	ܫܵܪܝܵܢ (šāryān)	ܫܵܪܝܵܬܝ (šāryāt)	ܫܵܪܝܵܐ (šāryā)
imperative	m		ܫܪܝܼ (šrī)			ܫܪܹܝܡܘܼܢ (šrēmūn)
	f		ܫܪܹܐ (šrē)

Derived terms

• ܡܫܲܪܹܐ (mšarrē, “to begin, start”)
• ܡܫܲܪܫܹܐ (mšaršē, “to let loose”)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʒɑːreː]

Noun

ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ • (žārē) m or f (plural ܫ̰ܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (žārāwātē))

1. (slang) pitiable person
2. Used to express sorrow, pity, sympathy, compassion or grief for someone else

   Synonym: ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ (miskēnā)

   ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܡܘܼܙܵܓ݂ܵܐ ― sāḇā žārē mrīˁā ìlēh b-awa muzzāḡā ― Poor Grandad is sick from this weather.

   ܡܲܪܝܲܡ ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ ܛܘܼܠܸܩ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܙܘܼܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇. ― maryam žārē ṭūliq lāh kullhōn zūzōh. ― Poor Mary lost all her money.

   ܫ̰ܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩܘܼܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ! ― žārāwātē šḇōqūn lhōn yālē zˁōrē! ― Leave the poor children alone!