ܫܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܪ ܐ (š r ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic שְׁרָא (šərā); cognate to Hebrew שָׁרָה (shará, “to let loose”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃaːreː]

Verb

ܫܵܪܹܐ • (šārē) (present participle ܫܪܵܝܵܐ (šrāyā), past participle ܫܸܪܝܵܐ (širyā))

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to loosen, unfasten, untie
    Synonyms: ܚܵܠܹܠ (ḥālēl), ܡܲܪܦܹܐ (marpē)
    Antonyms: ܚܵܠܹܨ (ḥālēṣ), ܐܵܣܹܪ (āsēr)
    ܬܲܣܡܝܼ ܫܸܪܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܕܚܙܘܼܩܝܵܐ. ― tasmī širyā ìwā darḡāˀīṯ b-mitḥā d-ḥzuqyā. ― My belt had gradually loosened during the journey.
    ܪܵܒܵܐ ܚܠܝܼܨܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܫܸܪܝܹܗ ܠܝܼ. ― rābā ḥlīṣā ìwā, širyēh lī. ― It was very tight, I loosened it.
  2. (transitive) to free, let out
    Synonyms: ܡܚܲܪܸܪ (mḥarrir), ܡܫܲܡܸܪ (mšammir)
    Antonyms: ܐܵܣܹܪ (āsēr), ܚܵܒ݂ܹܫ (ḥāḇēš)
    ܫܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܘܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܚܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ. ― širyē ìwaḥ wā w-ādīyā ìwaḥ ḥērē. ― We were let out and now we are free.
  3. (transitive) to solve, work out
    ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܨܵܝܵܐ ܫܵܪܹܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܩܸܛܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂! ― lē ìwen mṣāyā šārēn kullhōn qiṭrūḵ! ― I can’t solve all your problems!
  4. (transitive) to deobstruct, unblock
    Synonym: ܦܵܬ݂ܹܚ (pāṯēḥ)
    Antonyms: ܣܵܟ݂ܹܪ (sāḵēr), ܙܵܓ݂ܹܪ (zāḡēr)
    ܣܢܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܥܲܠ ܦܲܠܵܚ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ ܕܫܵܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܩܢܵܐ. ― snīqē ìwaḥ ˁal pallāḥ aḇārā d-šārē lēh laqnā. ― We need a plumber to unblock the sink.
  5. (intransitive) to lodge, stay, camp
    ܒܸܬ ܫܵܪܲܚ ܓܵܘ ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܡܲܪܙܵܐ ܕܢܲܗܪܵܐ. ― bit šāraḥ gāw pindqā l-kis marzā d-nahrā. ― We will stay in the hotel at the riverside.
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʒɑːreː]

Noun

ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ • (žārē) m or f (plural ܫ̰ܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (žārāwātē))

  1. (slang) pitiable person
  2. Used to express sorrow, pity, sympathy, compassion or grief for someone else
    Synonym: ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ (miskēnā)
    ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܡܘܼܙܵܓ݂ܵܐ ― sāḇā žārē mrīˁā ìlēh b-awa muzzāḡā ― Poor Grandad is sick from this weather.
    ܡܲܪܝܲܡ ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ ܛܘܼܠܸܩ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܙܘܼܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇. ― maryam žārē ṭūliq lāh kullhōn zūzōh. ― Poor Mary lost all her money.
    ܫ̰ܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩܘܼܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ! ― žārāwātē šḇōqūn lhōn yālē zˁōrē! ― Leave the poor children alone!
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