ܡܐܣܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܣ ܪ (ˀ s r)
5 terms

ܡܐܣܪܬܐ

Tool noun derived from the verb ܐܵܣܹܪ (āsēr, “to bind, tie”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [meʔ.sɑrːtɑː]

Noun

ܡܹܐܣܵܪܬܵܐ • (mēsārtā) f sg (plural ܡܹܐܣܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mēsārāṯē) or ܡܹܐܣܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mēsāryāṯē))

1. folder, binder, organizer

   ܒܓܵܘ ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܡܹܐܣܵܪܬܵܐ ܫܥܘܿܬܬܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܢܵܛܪܹܢ ܟܠ ܘܲܪ̈ܩܝܼ، ܐܸܫܛܵܪ̈ܝܼ، ܘܣܸܓ݂ܠܝܼ̈.

   b-gāw hāḏē mēsārtā šˁōttā, kē nāṭrēn kul warqī, išṭārī, w-siḡlī.

   In this yellow folder, I keep all my papers, documents, and records.

2. (computing) folder, directory

   ܒܪܝܼ ܡܹܐܣܵܪܬܵܐ ܘܡܲܬܸܒ݂ ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬܘܼܟ݂ ܓܵܘܵܗ̇.

   brī mēsārtā w-mattiḇ ṣūrātūḵ gāwāh.

   Create a directory and put your photos in it.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܹܐܣܵܪܬܵܐ (mēsārtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܹܐܣܵܪܬܝܼ (mēsārtī)		ܡܹܐܣܵܪܬܲܢ (mēsārtan)
	construct	ܡܹܐܣܵܪܲܬ݂ (mēsāraṯ)	2nd person	ܡܹܐܣܵܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (mēsārtūḵ)	ܡܹܐܣܵܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (mēsārtāḵ)	ܡܹܐܣܵܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mēsārtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܹܐܣܵܪܬܵܐ (mēsārtā)	3rd person	ܡܹܐܣܵܪܬܹܗ (mēsārtēh)	ܡܹܐܣܵܪܬܵܗ̇ (mēsārtāh)	ܡܹܐܣܵܪܬܗܘܿܢ (mēsārthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܹܐܣܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (mēsārāṯī)		ܡܹܐܣܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (mēsārāṯan)
	construct	ܡܹܐܣܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (mēsārāṯ)	2nd person	ܡܹܐܣܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mēsārāṯūḵ)	ܡܹܐܣܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mēsārāṯāḵ)	ܡܹܐܣܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mēsārāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܹܐܣܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mēsārāṯē)	3rd person	ܡܹܐܣܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (mēsārāṯūh)	ܡܹܐܣܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (mēsārāṯōh)	ܡܹܐܣܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mēsārāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܡܣܪܬܐ

Etymology

From the root ܐ-ܣ-ܪ (ʾ-s-r) related to binding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [me(ʔ)sɑrtɑ(ʔ)], [ma(ʔ)sɑrtɑ(ʔ)], [mɑ(ʔ)sɑrtɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܐܣܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܐܣܪܝܬܐ)

1. bundle, bunch, handful
2. burden
3. band, truss
4. chain
5. (anatomy) tendon, nerve; elbow
6. cubit

Inflection

    declension of ܡܐܣܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܐܣܪܐ	ܡܐܣܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܐܣܪܬ	ܡܐܣܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܡܐܣܪܬܐ	ܡܐܣܪܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܐܣܪܬܝ	ܡܐܣܪܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܐܣܪܬܟ	ܡܐܣܪܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܐܣܪܬܟܝ	ܡܐܣܪܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܐܣܪܬܗ	ܡܐܣܪܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܐܣܪܬܗ	ܡܐܣܪܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܐܣܪܬܢ	ܡܐܣܪܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܐܣܪܬܟܘܢ	ܡܐܣܪܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܐܣܪܬܟܝܢ	ܡܐܣܪܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܐܣܪܬܗܘܢ	ܡܐܣܪܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܐܣܪܬܗܝܢ	ܡܐܣܪܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mˀsrh”, 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. 247b
• 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. 703a-b