ܫܟܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

ܫܟܪ

From Aramaic שֵׁכַּר (šekkar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally grit or gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”); compare Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar) and its further descendants.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪkkar]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʃeːkarˤ]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃiːt͡ʃar]

Noun

ܫܸܟܲܪ • (šikkar) m (plural ܫܸܟܲܪܹ̈ܐ (šikkarē))

1. (uncountable) sugar
2. candy, sweet

   Synonym: ܚܸܠܘܿܝܵܐ (ḥilōyā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܟܲܪ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܸܟܲܪ (šikkar)		1st person	ܫܸܟܪܝܼ (šikrī)		ܫܸܟܪܲܢ (šikran)
	construct	ܫܸܟܲܪ (šikkar)		2nd person	ܫܸܟܪܘܼܟ݂ (šikrōḵ)	ܫܸܟܪܵܟ݂ܝ (šikrāḵ)	ܫܸܟܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šikrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܟܲܪ (šikkar)		3rd person	ܫܸܟܪܹܗ (šikrēh)	ܫܸܟܪܵܗ̇ (šikrāh)	ܫܸܟܪܗܘܿܢ (šikrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܫܸܟܲܪ (marˁā d-šikkar, “diabetes”)
• ܫܸܟܪܵܢܵܐ (šikrānā, “sugary”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܫ ܟ ܪ (š k r)
3 terms

Compare Arabic سَكِرَ (sakira⁩), Hebrew שָׁכַר (shakhár) and הִשְׁתַּכֵּר (hishtakér).

Verb

ܫܵܟ݂ܹܪ • (šāḵēr)

1. to be/become drunk, intoxicated

   Synonym: ܪܵܘܹܐ (rāwē)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːxerː/

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܫܵܟ݂ܹܪ

gerund	ܒܸܫܟ݂ܵܪܵܐ (bišḵārā)
verbal noun	ܫܟ݂ܵܪܵܐ (šḵārā)
		singular				plural
passive participle	m	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (šḵīrā)				ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (šḵīrē)
	f	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪܬܵܐ (šḵīrtā)
agent noun	m	ܫܵܟ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ (šāḵōrā)				ܫܵܟ݂ܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (šāḵōrē)
	f	ܫܵܟ݂ܘܿܪܬܵܐ (šāḵōrtā)				ܫܵܟ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šāḵōryāṯā)
instance noun		ܫܟ݂ܵܪܬܵܐ (šḵārtā)				ܫܟ݂ܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šḵāryāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ (šḵīr lī)	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (šḵīr lōḵ)	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ (šḵīr lēh)	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ (šḵīr lan)	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šḵīr lawḵōn)	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ (šḵīr lhōn)
	f		ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šḵīr lāḵ)	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ (šḵīr lāh)
active non-past	m	ܫܵܟ݂ܪܹܢ (šāḵrēn)	ܫܵܟ݂ܪܹܬ (šāḵrēt)	ܫܵܟ݂ܹܪ (šāḵēr)	ܫܵܟ݂ܪܲܚ (šāḵraḥ)	ܫܵܟ݂ܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (šāḵrītōn)	ܫܵܟ݂ܪܝܼ (šāḵrī)
	f	ܫܵܟ݂ܪܵܢ (šāḵrān)	ܫܵܟ݂ܪܵܬܝ (šāḵrāt)	ܫܵܟ݂ܪܵܐ (šāḵrā)
passive past	m	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪܸܢ (šḵīrin)	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪܸܬ (šḵīrit)	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪ (šḵīr)	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪܸܚ (šḵīriḥ)	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (šḵīrītōn)	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪܝܼ (šḵīrī)
	f	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪܲܢ (šḵīran)	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪܲܬܝ (šḵīrat)	ܫܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (šḵīrā)
imperative	m		ܫܟ݂ܘܿܪ (šḵōr)			ܫܟ݂ܘܿܪܘܼܢ (šḵōrūn)
	f		ܫܟ݂ܘܿܪܝ (šḵōr)

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Noun

ܫܟ݂ܲܪ • (šḵar) m sg

1. construct state singular of ܫܲܟ݂ܪܵܐ (šaḵrā, “alcohol, liquor, spirit”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃəxar]

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally grit or gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”). Compare Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar).

Alternative forms

• ܫܟܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛkkar], [ʃakkar], [ʃɑkkɑr]

Noun

ܫܟܪ • (šekkar) m(uncountable)

1. sugar

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)xar]

Noun

ܫܟܪ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܫܟܪܐ
2. construct state singular of ܫܟܪܐ

References

• “škr”, 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, page 368b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 577b
• 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, page 1559b