ܨܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܨ ܠ ܐ (ṣ l ˀ)
2 terms

From Aramaic צְלָא (ṣəlā).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤaːleː]

Verb

ܨܵܠܹܐ • (ṣālē) (present participle ܨܠܵܝܵܐ (ṣlāyā), past participle ܨܸܠܝܵܐ (ṣilyā))

1. to descend, go down

   ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܨܵܠܹܝܬ ܬܲܡܵܐ ܗܵܫܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂ ܒܢܵܝܬܵܐ.

   lā kē māṣēt ṣālēt tammā hāšā min ˁillaṯ bnāytā.

   You can’t go down there currently because of the construction.

   ܨܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܒܸܛܪܵܝܵܐ ܠܐܘܿܪܡܝܼܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܫܘܼܠܵܡ ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ.

   ṣlē lan biṭrāyā l-ōrmīyā qā šūlām šāḇōˁā.

   We drove down to Urmia for the weekend.

   • Psalms 49:17:

     ܡܸܛܠ ܒܡܵܘܬܹܗ ܠܹܐ ܠܲܒܸܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ، ܠܹܐ ܨܵܠܹܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܹܗ ܐܝܼܩܵܪܹܗ.

     miṭṭul bmāwtēh lē labbil mindī, lē ṣālē bāṯrēh īqārēh.

     for when he dies he shall carry nothing away, his honour shall not descend after him

   • Matthew 24:17:

     ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܐ݇ܓܵܪܹܐ، ܠܵܐ ܨܵܠܹܐ ܠܸܫܩܵܠܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ.

     w-awa d-īlēh ˁal gārē, lā ṣālē lišqālā mindī d-īlēh gāw baytā.

     Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.

2. to go down, decline, decrease

   ܙܘܼܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܨܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܒܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ. ― zūbānē ṣilyē ìnā b-šāḇōˁā. ― Sales have gone down during the week.

3. to come down, drop, precipitate as rain, snow etc.

   ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܒܸܨܠܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ― miṭrā biṣlāyā ìlāh ― It is raining (literally, “Rain is descending”)

   ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܒܸܨܠܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― talgā biṣlāyā ìlēh ― It is snowing (literally, “Snow is descending”)

4. to get out, get off, alight, disembark of a vehicle

   ܨܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ. ― ṣlē lan min ṭayyāstā. ― We disembarked the plane.

   ܨܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܛܵܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܪܨܝܼܦܵܐ. ― ṣlī min qṭārā ˁal rṣīpā. ― Get off the train onto the platform.

5. to incline, slope
6. (colloquial) to criticize, lambaste, roast [+ ܥܲܠ (object)]
7. (colloquial, vulgar) to give fellatio or cunnilingus [+ ܠ- (object)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܨܵܠܹܐ (ṣālē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ (ṣlē lī)	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ṣlē lūḵ)	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ (ṣlē lēh)	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ (ṣlē lan)	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣlē lāwḵōn)	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ṣlē lhōn)
	f		ܨܠܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣlē lāḵ)	ܨܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (ṣlē lāh)
non-past	m	ܨܵܠܹܝܢ (ṣālēn)	ܨܵܠܹܝܬ (ṣālēt)	ܨܵܠܹܐ (ṣālē)	ܨܵܠܲܚ (ṣālaḥ)	ܨܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ (ṣālētōn)	ܨܵܠܝܼ (ṣālī)
	f	ܨܵܠܝܵܢ (ṣālyān)	ܨܵܠܝܵܬܝ (ṣālyāt)	ܨܵܠܝܵܐ (ṣālyā)
imperative	m		ܨܠܝܼ (ṣlī)			ܨܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ (ṣlēmūn)
	f		ܨܠܹܐ (ṣlē)

Synonyms

• (descend): ܢܵܚܹܬ݂ (nāḥēṯ)
• (decrease): ܢܵܦܹܠ (nāpēl), ܒܵܨܹܪ (bāṣēr)
• (precipitate): ܥܵܪܹܐ (ˁārē), ܡܵܛܹܪ (māṭēr, “to rain”), ܬܵܠܹܓ݂ (tālēḡ, “to snow”)
• (incline): ܓܵܢܹܐ (gānē), ܙܵܠܹܡ (zālēm), ܪܵܟܹܢ (rākēn)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "descend"): ܐܵܣܹܩ (āsēq), ܥܵܠܹܐ (ˁālē), ܪܵܐܹܡ (rāˀēm)
• (antonym(s) of "disembark"):, ܐܵܣܹܩ (āsēq)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܨܠܹܐ (maṣlē)