ܫܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܝ ܪ (š y r)
1 term

From Persian شیره (šire), from Middle Persian *šīrag; compare Arabic شِيرَج (šīraj, “sesame oil”). The latter is an occupational noun derived from the former.

Pronunciation

• ܫܝܼܪܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃiːrɑː]
• ܫܲܝܵܪܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaj.jɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܫܝܼܪܵܐ • (šīrā) m sg (plural ܫܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (šīrē))

1. must; syrup, thick beverage or wine

   Synonyms: ܡܹܐܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mērīṯā), ܬܸܪܝܵܢܵܐ (tiryānā), ܥܨܵܪܵܐ (ˁṣārā)

2. tar, pitch, paint, liniment, oil, ointment, varnish, plaster, etc. (anything used for smearing, painting, varnishing, anointing, etc.)

   Synonym: ܨܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṣuḇˁā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܝܼܪܵܐ (šīrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܝܼܪܝܼ (šīrī)		ܫܝܼܪܲܢ (šīran)
	construct	ܫܝܼܪ (šīr)	2nd person	ܫܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (šīrūḵ)	ܫܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (šīrāḵ)	ܫܝܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܝܼܪܵܐ (šīrā)	3rd person	ܫܝܼܪܹܗ (šīrēh)	ܫܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (šīrāh)	ܫܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (šīrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (šīrī)		ܫܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (šīran)
	construct	ܫܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (šīray)	2nd person	ܫܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (šīrūḵ)	ܫܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (šīrāḵ)	ܫܝܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (šīrē)	3rd person	ܫܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (šīrūh)	ܫܝܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šīrōh)	ܫܝܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šīrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܝܼܪܵܢܵܐ (šīrānā)

Noun

ܫܲܝܵܪܵܐ • (šayyārā) m sg (plural ܫܲܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (šayyārē), feminine ܫܲܝܵܪܬܵܐ (šayyārtā))

1. plasterer, painter, overlayer, gilder

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܝܵܪܵܐ (šayyārā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܲܝܵܪܝܼ (šayyārī)		ܫܲܝܵܪܲܢ (šayyāran)
	construct	ܫܲܝܵܪ (šayyār)	2nd person	ܫܲܝܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (šayyārūḵ)	ܫܲܝܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (šayyārāḵ)	ܫܲܝܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šayyārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܝܵܪܵܐ (šayyārā)	3rd person	ܫܲܝܵܪܹܗ (šayyārēh)	ܫܲܝܵܪܵܗ̇ (šayyārāh)	ܫܲܝܵܪܗܘܿܢ (šayyārhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܲܝܵܪ̈ܝܼ (šayyārī)		ܫܲܝܵܪ̈ܲܢ (šayyāran)
	construct	ܫܲܝܵܪ̈ܲܝ (šayyāray)	2nd person	ܫܲܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (šayyārūḵ)	ܫܲܝܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (šayyārāḵ)	ܫܲܝܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šayyārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (šayyārē)	3rd person	ܫܲܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (šayyārūh)	ܫܲܝܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šayyārōh)	ܫܲܝܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šayyārhōn)