ܚܪܫܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܪ ܫ (ḥ r š)
1 term

Etymology 1

From Aramaic חַרְשַׁיָא (ḥaršayyā); cognate to Arabic سِحْر (siḥr) through metathesis.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܸܪ̈ܫܹܐ (ḥiršēm pl (plural only)

  1. magic, witchcraft
  2. charms, enchantments, incantations
Inflection

Etymology 2

Derived from above; compare Arabic سَحَّار (saḥḥār).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܲܪܵܫܵܐ (ḥarrāšām sg (plural ܚܲܪ̈ܵܫܹܐ (ḥarrāšē), feminine ܚܲܪܵܫܬܵܐ (ḥarrāštā))

  1. magician, sorcerer, wizard, enchanter
Inflection

Etymology 3

From Aramaic חַרְשָׁא (ḥaršā, deaf-mute, mute); cognate to Arabic أَخْرَس (ʔaḵras, mute) and Hebrew חֵרֵשׁ (kherésh, deaf).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܲܪܫܵܐ (ḥaršām sg (plural ܚܲܪ̈ܫܹܐ (ḥaršē), feminine ܚܲܪܫܬܵܐ (ḥarštā))

  1. deaf (unable to hear)
  2. (obsolete) deaf-mute, mute
    Synonyms: ܠܲܥܠܵܐ (laˁlā), ܦܹܐܩܵܐ (pēqā)
Inflection
Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܫ (ḥ-r-š) related to magic. Compare Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܪܫܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܪܫܐ)

  1. magic, witchcraft
  2. charm, enchantment, incantation
Inflection

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic سَحَّار (saḥḥār).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܪܫܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܪܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܪܫܬܐ)

  1. magician, sorcerer, wizard, enchanter
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܫ (ḥ-r-š) related to being mute or hoarse. Compare Arabic أَخْرَس (ʔaḵras) and Hebrew חֵרֵשׁ (ḥērēš).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܪܫܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܪܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܪܫܬܐ)

  1. deaf-mute, mute
Inflection

References

  • ḥrš”, 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, pages 117b-118a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 159b-160a
  • 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, page 496a-b

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