ܫܘܪܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܪ ܛ (š r ṭ)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Arabic شُرْطَة (šurṭa), itself ultimately from a phono-semantic matching of Latin cohors (“cohort, bodyguard”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃur.tˤɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ • (šurṭā) m (collective, singulative ܫܘܼܪܛܵܝܵܐ (šurṭāyā), plural ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܹܐ (šurṭē))

1. royal guard, city watchman
2. Praetorian
3. (modern) police, policemen

   ܩܪܝܼ ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ! ― qrī šurṭā ādīyā! ― Call the police now!

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ (šurṭā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܘܼܪܛܝܼ (šurṭī)		ܫܘܼܪܛܲܢ (šurṭan)
	construct	ܫܪܘܼܛ (šrūṭ)	2nd person	ܫܘܼܪܛܘܼܟ݂ (šurṭūḵ)	ܫܘܼܪܛܵܟ݂ܝ (šurṭāḵ)	ܫܘܼܪܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šurṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ (šurṭā)	3rd person	ܫܘܼܪܛܹܗ (šurṭēh)	ܫܘܼܪܛܘܿܗ̇ (šurṭōh)	ܫܘܼܪܛܗܘܿܢ (šurṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܝܼ (šurṭī)		ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܲܢ (šurṭan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܲܝ (šurṭay)	2nd person	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܘܼܟ݂ (šurṭūḵ)	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܵܟ݂ܝ (šurṭāḵ)	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šurṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܹܐ (šurṭē)	3rd person	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܘܼܗܝ (šurṭūh)	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܘܿܗ̇ (šurṭōh)	ܫܘܼܪ̈ܛܗܘܿܢ (šurṭhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ (bēt šurṭā, “police station”)

Related terms

• ܫܲܪܛܵܐ (šarṭā, “condition, rule”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Arabic شُرْطَة (šurṭa).

Alternative forms

• ܫܪܛܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃurtˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃurtˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܪܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܘܪܛܐ)

1. guard, royal guard, city watchman
2. (in the plural) Praetorian guard

Inflection

    declension of ܫܘܪܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܪܘܛ	ܫܘܪܛܝܢ
construct	ܫܪܘܛ	ܫܘܪܛܝ
emphatic	ܫܘܪܛܐ	ܫܘܪܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܪܛܝ	ܫܘܪܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܛܟ	ܫܘܪܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܛܟܝ	ܫܘܪܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܪܛܗ	ܫܘܪܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܪܛܗ	ܫܘܪܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܪܛܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܛܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܛܟܝܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܛܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܛܗܝܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃurtˤɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܘܪܛܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܘܪܛܝܬܐ)

1. pea, pulse, oat

Inflection

    declension of ܫܘܪܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܘܪܛ	ܫܘܪܛܝܢ
construct	ܫܘܪܛ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬ
emphatic	ܫܘܪܛܐ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܘܪܛܝ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܛܟ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܘܪܛܟܝ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܘܪܛܗ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܘܪܛܗ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܘܪܛܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܛܟܘܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܘܪܛܟܝܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܛܗܘܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܘܪܛܗܝܢ	ܫܘܪܛܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “šwrṭˀ”, 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, p. 383b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 568b
• 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. 1536a