ܝܨܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܨ ܘ ܪ (ṣ w r)
8 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, Derived from Hebrew יֵצֶר (yétser).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jasˤrɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܨܪܵܐ • (yaṣrā) m sg (plural ܝܲܨܪܹ̈ܐ (yaṣrē))

1. instinct, impulse, nature, urge
2. inclination, propensity, disposition

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܨܪܵܐ (yaṣrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܨܪܝܼ (yaṣrī)		ܝܲܨܪܲܢ (yaṣran)
	construct	ܝܼܨܲܪ (īṣar)	2nd person	ܝܲܨܪܘܼܟ݂ (yaṣrūḵ)	ܝܲܨܪܵܟ݂ܝ (yaṣrāḵ)	ܝܲܨܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaṣrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܨܪܵܐ (yaṣrā)	3rd person	ܝܲܨܪܹܗ (yaṣrēh)	ܝܲܨܪܘܿܗ̇ (yaṣrōh)	ܝܲܨܪܗܘܿܢ (yaṣrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܝܼ (yaṣrī)		ܝܲܨܪ̈ܲܢ (yaṣran)
	construct	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܲܝ (yaṣray)	2nd person	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (yaṣrūḵ)	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (yaṣrāḵ)	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaṣrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܨܪܹ̈ܐ (yaṣrē)	3rd person	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (yaṣrūh)	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yaṣrōh)	ܝܲܨܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (yaṣrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܲܨܪܵܝܵܐ (yaṣrāyā)
• ܝܲܨܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yaṣrūṯā)
• ܝܲܨܪܵܢܵܐ (yaṣrānā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Hebrew יֵצֶר (yḗṣer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jasˤrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [jasˤre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܝܨܪܐ • (yaṣrāʾ) m (plural ܝܨܪܐ)

1. soul, desire, will
2. inclination, propensity, disposition
3. thought

Inflection

    inflection of ܝܨܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܨܪ	ܝܨܪܝܢ
construct	ܝܨܪ	ܝܨܪܝ
emphatic	ܝܨܪܐ	ܝܨܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܝܨܪܝ	ܝܨܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܝܨܪܟ	ܝܨܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܝܨܪܟܝ	ܝܨܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܝܨܪܗ	ܝܨܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܝܨܪܗ	ܝܨܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܝܨܪܢ	ܝܨܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܝܨܪܟܘܢ	ܝܨܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܝܨܪܟܝܢ	ܝܨܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܝܨܪܗܘܢ	ܝܨܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܝܨܪܗܝܢ	ܝܨܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “yṣr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-29
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 143b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 195b
• 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. 580a-b