ܫܪܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܪ ܐ (š r ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic שָׁרוּתָא (šārūṯā, “meal”), related to the verb ܫܲܪܹܐ (šarrē, “to begin”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːruːtɑː]

Noun

ܫܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ • (šārūtā) f sg (plural ܫܵܪ̈ܘܵܬܹܐ (šārwātē))

1. breakfast (first meal of the day, eaten in the morning)

   Coordinate terms: ܟܵܘܸܬܪܵܐ (kāwitrā), ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠ݇ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ḵāramšā)

   • ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܐܸܠܵܝܗܝ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ: «ܬܹܝܡܘܼܢ ܘܐ݇ܟ݂ܘܿܠܘܼܢ ܫܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ.» ܐܘܼܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܲܠܡܝܼ̈ܕܹܐ ܠܵܐ ܩܘܼܫܕܸܪܹܗ ܠܸܫܐܵܠܵܐ ܡܵܢܝܼ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܣܵܒܵܒ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕܥܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܕܡܵܪܲܢ ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

     mīrēh illāyh īšōˁ: “tēmūn w-ḵōlūn šārūtā.” ūp ḥa min talmīdē lā qušdirrēh lišˀālā mānī ìwā, sābāb kē yādˁī wā d-māran īwā.

     Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are you?”, knowing that it was the Lord.

2. meal, repast
3. (obsolete, archaic) feast, banquet

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šārūṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (šārūṯī)		ܫܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (šārūṯan)
	construct	ܫܵܪܘܼܬ݂ (šārūṯ)	2nd person	ܫܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šārūṯūḵ)	ܫܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šārūṯāḵ)	ܫܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šārūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šārūṯā)	3rd person	ܫܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (šārūṯēh)	ܫܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (šārūṯāh)	ܫܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šāruṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܵܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (šārwāṯī)		ܫܵܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (šārwāṯan)
	construct	ܫܵܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ (šārwāṯ)	2nd person	ܫܵܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šārwāṯūḵ)	ܫܵܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šārwāṯāḵ)	ܫܵܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šārwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܵܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (šārwāṯē)	3rd person	ܫܵܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (šārwāṯūh)	ܫܵܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (šārwāṯōh)	ܫܵܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šārwāṯhōn)

Synonyms

• (breakfast): ܥܪܵܝܬܵܐ (ˁrāytā), ܛܥܵܡܬܵܐ (ṭˁāmtā), ܦ̮ܛܵܪܬܵܐ (fṭārtā)
• (meal): ܡܹܐܟ݂ܠܵܐ (mēḵlā)
• (banquet): ܐܵܪܚܘܼܬܵܐ (ārḥūtā), ܚܡܵܫܝܼܬܵܐ (ḥmāšītā)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʒɑːrɑːˈwɑːteː]

Noun

ܫ̰ܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ • (žārāwātē) m pl or f pl

1. plural of ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ (žārē, “pitiable person”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܪ-ܐ (š-r-ʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɑruθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃɑrwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܪܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܪܘܬܐ)

1. meal, repast
2. feast, banquet

Inflection

    declension of ܫܪܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܪܘ	ܫܪܘܢ
construct	ܫܪܘܬ	ܫܪܘܬ
emphatic	ܫܪܘܬܐ	ܫܪܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܪܘܬܝ	ܫܪܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܪܘܬܟ	ܫܪܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܪܘܬܟܝ	ܫܪܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܪܘܬܗ	ܫܪܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܪܘܬܗ	ܫܪܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܪܘܬܢ	ܫܪܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܫܪܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܪܘܬܟܝܢ	ܫܪܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܫܪܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܪܘܬܗܝܢ	ܫܪܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “šrw”, 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. 381b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 597b
• 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. 1603a