ܐܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܣ ܐ (ˀ s ˀ)
7 terms

Inherited from Aramaic אָסְיָא (ʾāsyā), from Akkadian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /⁠asû⁠/, “physician, healer”), from Sumerian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /⁠azu⁠/, “physician, healer; one who knows fluids”); also borrowed into Arabic آسٍ (ʔāsin).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʔɑsːjɑː]

Noun

ܐܵܣܝܵܐ • (āsyā) m sg (plural ܐܵܣܝܹ̈ܐ (āsyē) or ܐܵܣ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āsawwāṯā), feminine ܐܵܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (āsīṯā))

1. medical doctor, physician, healer (one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured)

   ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܝܵܐܹܐ ܕܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܬ ܚܵܙܹܝܬ ܠܹܗ ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܗܸܫ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܒܸܪܓ݂ܵܫܵܐ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ.

   mqawmā d-yāˀē d-āzēt ḥāzēt lēh āsyā in hiš lā ìwet birḡāšā ṣpāyī.

   Maybe you should see the doctor if you still feel unwell.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Luke 5:31:

     ܥܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܲܝܗܘܿܢ، «ܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܕܝܼܢܵܐ ܒܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܣܢܝܼ̈ܩܹܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܵܣܝܵܐ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܕܚܸܪܒܵܐ ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ».

     ˁnē lēh īšōˁ w-mīr lēh illayhōn, “hinōn d-īnā b-ḥulmānā lā ìnā snīqē ˁal āsyā, illā hinōn d-ḥirbā mrīˁē ìnā”.

     Jesus answered them, “It's not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.”

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܣܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܵܣܹܐ (āsē)		1st person	ܐܵܣܝܝܼ (āsyī)		ܐܵܣܝܲܢ (āsyan)
	construct	ܐܵܣܹܐ (āsē)		2nd person	ܐܵܣܝܘܼܟ݂ (āsyōḵ)	ܐܵܣܝܵܟ݂ܝ (āsyāḵ)	ܐܵܣܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āsyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܣܝܵܐ (āsyā)		3rd person	ܐܵܣܝܹܗ (āsyēh)	ܐܵܣܝܵܗ̇ (āsyāh)	ܐܵܣܝܼܗܘܿܢ (āsīhōn)
plural	absolute	ܐܵܣܝܝܼ̈ܢ (āsyīn)		1st person	ܐܵܣܝܝܼ̈ (āsyī)		ܐܵܣܝܲܢ̈ (āsyan)
	construct	ܐܵܣܝܲܝ̈ (āsyay)		2nd person	ܐܵܣܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (āsyōḵ)	ܐܵܣܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (āsyāḵ)	ܐܵܣܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āsyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܣܝܹ̈ܐ (āsyē)		3rd person	ܐܵܣܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (āsyūh)	ܐܵܣܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (āsyōh)	ܐܵܣܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (āsyayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܣܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (āsyūṯā, “medicine, medical science”)
• ܐܵܣܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (āsyūṯānāyā, “medical”)
• ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܒܲܝܬܵܝܵܐ (āsyā baytāyā, “family doctor”)
• ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܕܟܹܟܹ̈ܐ (āsyā dkēkē, “dentist”)
• ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܕܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (āsyā dšaḇrē, “pediatrician”)
• ܐܵܣܝܵܝܵܐ (āsyāyā, “medicinal”)
• ܐܵܣܹܐ (āsē, “heal, recover”)
• ܡܐܲܣܝܵܢܵܐ (mˀasyānā)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑsˈːiːjɑ]

Proper noun

ܐܵܣܝܼܵܐ • (āsīyā) f

1. Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܐܲܪܒܥܝܼܢ ܘܬܡܵܢܝܵܐ ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܐܵܣܝܼܵܐ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ.

   īṯ arbˁīn w-tmānyā aṯrawwātā gaw āsīyā idyōm.

   There are forty-eight countries in Asia today.

   ܐܵܣܝܼܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ.

   āsīyā ìlāh yabīštā ṭāḇ rabṯā ˁal arˁā.

   Asia is the earth’s largest continent.

2. (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in western Anatolia, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Acts 19:10:

     ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ، ܘܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܝܗܘܼܕ݂ܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܘܝܵܘܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܸܥܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܓܲܘ ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܵܣܝܼܵܐ ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ.

     hāḏē grīš lāh tartēn šinnē, w-hādḵā kullhōn hūḏāyē w-yāwnāyē d-biˁmārā ìwā gaw uḥdānā d-āsīyā šmīˁ lhōn hēmizmān d-māryā.

     And this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greks

3. (Greek mythology) Asia (a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius)
4. (astronomy) Asia (67 Asia, a main belt asteroid)

Coordinate terms

Seven Continents in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܫܒ݂ܲܥ ܝܲܒܝܼ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇaˁ yabīšāṯā) (layout · text)
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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /⁠asû⁠/, “physician, healer”), from Sumerian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /⁠azu⁠/, “physician, healer”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʔɑs.jɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʔɑs.jɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʔos.jo]

Noun

ܐܣܝܐ • (ʾāsyā) m (plural ܐܣܘܬܐ (ʾāswāṯā), singular feminine counterpart ܐܣܝܬܐ (ʾāsīṯā))

1. healer, physician, medical doctor

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܣܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܣܐ		1st person	ܐܣܝܝ		ܐܣܝܢ
	construct	ܐܣܐ		2nd person	ܐܣܝܟ	ܐܣܝܟܝ	ܐܣܝܟܘܢ	ܐܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܝܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܝܗ	ܐܣܝܗ	ܐܣܝܗܘܢ	ܐܣܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܣܘܢ		1st person	ܐܣܘܬܝ		ܐܣܘܬܢ
	construct	ܐܣܘܬ		2nd person	ܐܣܘܬܟ	ܐܣܘܬܟܝ	ܐܣܘܬܟܘܢ	ܐܣܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܘܬܗ	ܐܣܘܬܗ	ܐܣܘܬܗܘܢ	ܐܣܘܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܣܝ (ʾassī, “to heal”)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʔɑˈsi.jɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔɑˈsi.jɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔɑˈsi.jɑ]

Proper noun

ܐܣܝܐ • (ʾāsīyā) f

1. Anatolia, Asia Minor
2. (by extension) Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
3. (by extension) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in western Anatolia, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)

References

• “ˀsy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 25 June 2011
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 14a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, pages 75a–b