ܨܝܪܐ

See also: ܨܝܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܪ (ṣ-w-r) related to forming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤajrɑ(ʔ)], [sˤirɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤajre(ʔ)], [sˤire(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܝܪܐ)

1. painting, picture, image
2. icon, painted idol

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܝܪ	ܨܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܨܝܪ	ܨܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܨܝܪܐ	ܨܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܝܪܝ	ܨܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܝܪܟ	ܨܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܝܪܟܝ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܝܪܢ	ܨܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܝܪܟܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܝܪܟܝܢ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܝܪܗܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܝܪܗܝܢ	ܨܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܪ (ṣ-w-r) related to forming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɑjrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤɑjre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܝܪܐ)

1. artist's tool; pen, pencil, stylus, brush, chisel, etc.

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܝܪ	ܨܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܨܝܪ	ܨܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܨܝܪܐ	ܨܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܝܪܝ	ܨܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܝܪܟ	ܨܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܝܪܟܝ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܝܪܢ	ܨܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܝܪܟܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܝܪܟܝܢ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܝܪܗܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܝܪܗܝܢ	ܨܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܪ (ṣ-w-r) related to forming. Compare Hebrew צַיָּר (ṣayyār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤajjɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤajjɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܝܪܐ)

1. former, fashioner
2. artist; painter, sculptor, engraver, carver, embroiderer

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܝܪ	ܨܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܨܝܪ	ܨܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܨܝܪܐ	ܨܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܝܪܝ	ܨܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܝܪܟ	ܨܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܝܪܟܝ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܝܪܢ	ܨܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܝܪܟܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܝܪܟܝܢ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܝܪܗܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܝܪܗܝܢ	ܨܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܪ (ṣ-w-r) related to being faint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)jɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)jɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܝܪܐ)

1. black eye
2. mental infirmity, concussion

Inflection

    inflection of ܨܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܨܝܪ	ܨܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܨܝܪ	ܨܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܨܝܪܐ	ܨܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܝܪܝ	ܨܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܝܪܟ	ܨܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܝܪܟܝ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܝܪܗ	ܨܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܝܪܢ	ܨܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܝܪܟܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܝܪܟܝܢ	ܨܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܝܪܗܘܢ	ܨܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܝܪܗܝܢ	ܨܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣyr”, 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. 300a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 478a
• 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. 1285b