ܫܡܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܡ ܪ (š m r)
3 terms

Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁמִיר (šāmîr).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃɑːmiːrɑː]

Noun

ܫܵܡܝܼܪܵܐ • (šāmīrām (plural ܫܵܡܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (šāmīrē))

  1. diamond
    Synonym: ܐܵܕ݂ܵܡܘܿܣ (āḏāmōs)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܵܡܝܼܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܵܡܝܼܪ (šāmīr) 1st person ܫܵܡܝܼܪܝܼ (šāmīrī) ܫܵܡܝܼܪܲܢ (šāmīran)
construct ܫܵܡܝܼܪ (šāmīr) 2nd person ܫܵܡܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (šāmīrōḵ) ܫܵܡܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (šāmīrāḵ) ܫܵܡܝܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šāmīrawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܵܡܝܼܪܵܐ (šāmīrā) 3rd person ܫܵܡܝܼܪܹܗ (šāmīrēh) ܫܵܡܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (šāmīrāh) ܫܵܡܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (šāmīrhōn)
plural absolute ܫܵܡܝܼܪ̈ܝܼܢ (šāmīrīn) 1st person ܫܵܡܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (šāmīrī) ܫܵܡܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (šāmīran)
construct ܫܵܡܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (šāmīray) 2nd person ܫܵܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (šāmīrōḵ) ܫܵܡܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (šāmīrāḵ) ܫܵܡܝܼܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šāmīrawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܵܡܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (šāmīrē) 3rd person ܫܵܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (šāmīrūh) ܫܵܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (šāmīrōh) ܫܵܡܝܼܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (šāmīrayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܫܵܡܝܼܪܵܝܵܐ (šāmīrāyā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܫܘܡܝܪܐ

Etymology

From Hebrew שָׁמִיר (šāmîr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃɑmirɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃɑmire] (plural)

Noun

ܫܡܝܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܡܝܪܐ)

  1. diamond, adamant; hard steel
  2. diamond point, steel graver
  3. (mineralogy) emery, emery powder

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܡܝܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܡܝܪ 1st person ܫܡܝܪܝ ܫܡܝܪܢ
construct ܫܡܝܪ 2nd person ܫܡܝܪܟ ܫܡܝܪܟܝ ܫܡܝܪܟܘܢ ܫܡܝܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܡܝܪܐ 3rd person ܫܡܝܪܗ ܫܡܝܪܗ ܫܡܝܪܗܘܢ ܫܡܝܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܡܝܪܝܢ 1st person ܫܡܝܪܝ ܫܡܝܪܝܢ
construct ܫܡܝܪܝ 2nd person ܫܡܝܪܝܟ ܫܡܝܪܝܟܝ ܫܡܝܪܝܟܘܢ ܫܡܝܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܡܝܪܐ 3rd person ܫܡܝܪܘܗܝ ܫܡܝܪܝܗ ܫܡܝܪܝܗܘܢ ܫܡܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • šmyr”, 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 373a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 584a
  • 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 1573a