ܫܠܡܢܥܣܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew שַׁלְמַנְאֶסֶר (Šalmanʾeser), from Akkadian 𒀭𒀝𒃻𒁺𒋀 (Salmānu-ašarēd, “Shulmanu is foremost”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃal.mɑːnɪʕ.sar.], [ʃal.mɑːnɪs.sar.]

Proper noun

ܫܲܠܡܵܢܸܥܣܲܪ • (šalmāniˁsar) m

1. (biblical) Shalmaneser
   • 2 Kings 17:3:

     ܐ݇ܣܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܹܗ ܫܲܠܡܵܢܸܥܣܲܪ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܵܫܘܿܪ؛ ܘܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܗܘܿܫܲܥ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܹܗ، ܘܡܘܼܕܸܪ ܠܹܗ ܩܵܬܹܗ ܕܲܫܢܵܐ.

     sīq lēh dalquḇlēh šalmāniˁsar malkā d-āšōr; w-wē lēh hōšaˁ ˁaḇdēh, w-mūdir lēh qātēh dašnā.

     Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him; and Hoshea became his vassal, and paid him tribute money.

2. a male given name from Akkadian, equivalent to English Shalmaneser
3. a surname transferred from the given name derived from the male given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew שלמנאסר

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃalmanaʕsar]

Proper noun

ܫܠܡܢܥܣܪ • (šalmanaʿsar)

1. (biblical) Shalmaneser