ܡܨܘܪ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ܨ ܘ ܪ (ṣ w r)
7 terms

Denominal verb from ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ (ṣurtā, form, picture) with the latter senses a semantic loan from Arabic صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [məsˤaw.wɪr.]

Verb[edit]

ܡܨܲܘܸܪ (mṣawwir) (present participle ܡܨܲܘܘܼܪܹܐ (mṣawūrē), past participle ܡܨܘܼܘܪܵܐ (mṣūwrā))

  1. (transitive) to paint, draw a picture
  2. (transitive) to photograph, to take a photograph of.
  3. (transitive) to film, to record a motion picture.

Conjugation[edit]