ܫܪܫܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܪ ܫ (š r š)
3 terms

Etymology

From ܫܸܪܫܵܐ (širšā, “root”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Hebrew שָׁרְשִׁי (shor'shí).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪrʃɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܫܸܪܫܵܝܵܐ • (širšāyā) (feminine ܫܸܪܫܵܝܬܵܐ (širšāytā), plural ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܝܹܐ (širšāyē))

1. rooted
2. deep-seated, entrenched
3. indigenous, native

   Synonyms: ܐܲܨܠܵܝܵܐ (aṣlāyā), ܐܲܬܪܵܝܵܐ (atrāyā), ܒܘܼܟ݂ܢܵܐ (buḵnā)

Related terms

• ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (širšānāyā, “radical”)

Noun

ܫܸܪܫܵܝܵܐ • (širšāyā) m sg (plural ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܝܹܐ (širšāyē), feminine ܫܸܪܫܵܝܬܵܐ (širšāytā))

1. autochthon, native, indigenous person
2. an indigenous animal or plant
3. a person born and living in the place of his ancestors

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܪܫܵܝܵܐ (širšāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܪܫܵܝܝܼ (širšāyī)		ܫܸܪܫܵܝܲܢ (širšāyan)
	construct	ܫܸܪܫܵܝ (širšāy)	2nd person	ܫܸܪܫܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (širšāyūḵ)	ܫܸܪܫܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (širšāyāḵ)	ܫܸܪܫܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (širšāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܪܫܵܝܵܐ (širšāyā)	3rd person	ܫܸܪܫܵܝܹܗ (širšāyēh)	ܫܸܪܫܵܝܵܗ̇ (širšāyāh)	ܫܸܪܫܵܝܗܘܿܢ (širšāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܝܝܼ (širšāyī)		ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܝܲܢ (širšāyan)
	construct	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܝܲܝ (širšāyay)	2nd person	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (širšāyūḵ)	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (širšāyāḵ)	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (širšāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܝܹܐ (širšāyē)	3rd person	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܝܘܼܗܝ (širšāyūh)	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (širšāyōh)	ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܝܗܘܿܢ (širšāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܸܪܫܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (širšāyūtā, “indigeneity”)