Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˁajrɑ(ʔ)], [sˁirɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˁajre(ʔ)], [sˁire(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܨܝܪܐ)

1. painting, picture, image
2. icon, painted idol

Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܪ ‎(ṣ-w-r) related to forming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˁɑjrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˁɑjre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܨܝܪܐ)

1. artist's tool; pen, pencil, stylus, brush, chisel, etc.

Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܪ ‎(ṣ-w-r) related to forming. Compare Hebrew צַיָּר ‎(ṣayyār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˁajjɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˁajjɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܨܝܪܐ)

1. former, fashioner
2. artist; painter, sculptor, engraver, carver, embroiderer

Inflection

Etymology 4

From the root ܨ-ܘ-ܪ ‎(ṣ-w-r) related to being faint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˁ(ə)jɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˁ(ə)jɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܝܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܨܝܪܐ)

1. black eye
2. mental infirmity, concussion

Inflection

References

• “cyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 300a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 478a
• 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. 1285b