ܥܛܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܛ ܪ (ˁ ṭ r)
1 term
ܥܛܪܐ

Compare Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr) and Hebrew עֲתַר ('atár). The latter is an occupational noun derived from the former, that of which is cognate to Arabic عَطَّار (ʕaṭṭār).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܸܛܪܵܐ (ˁiṭrām sg (plural ܥܸܛܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁiṭrē))

  1. perfume, fragrance, scent
    Synonyms: ܪܹܝܚܵܐ ܗܲܢܝܼܐܵܐ (rēḥā hanīˀā), ܗܹܪܘܿܡܵܐ (hērōmā)
  2. (chiefly in the plural) incense
    Synonym: ܒܸܣܡܵܐ (bismā)

Inflection

Derived terms

Noun

ܥܲܛܵܪܵܐ (ˁaṭṭārām sg (plural ܥܲܛܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁaṭṭārē), feminine ܥܲܛܵܪܬܵܐ (ˁaṭṭārtā))

  1. perfumer, scentmaker
  2. spice seller
  3. apothecary, druggist, pharmacist, chemist
    Synonyms: ܨܲܝܕܠܵܝܵܐ (ṣaydlāyā), ܒܲܣܵܡܵܐ (bassāmā), ܐܲܦܵܬܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ (appātīqārā)

Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ-ܛ-ܪ (ʿ-ṭ-r) related to being emitted. Compare Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr) and Hebrew עֲתַר (ʿăṯar).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܛܪܐ (ˁeṭrām (plural ܥܛܪܢܐ or ܥܛܪܐ)

  1. vapor/vapour, fume, steam
    Synonyms: ܪܘܚܐ, ܚܒܘܪܐ, ܬܢܢܐ, ܠܗܓܐ
  2. (weather) whirlwind
  3. smell, odor/odour, perfume
    Synonyms: ܒܣܡܐ, ܪܝܚܐ, ܪܘܚܐ
  4. incense
    Synonym: ܒܣܡܐ
  5. (botany) aspalathus
  6. (architecture) volute
Usage notes

The plural ܥܛܪܢܐ (ʿeṭrānēʾ) is used for the sense of "incense" while the plural ܥܛܪܐ (ʿeṭrēʾ) is used for other senses.

Inflection

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic عَطَّار (ʕaṭṭār).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܛܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܛܪܐ)

  1. druggist, pharmacist
  2. perfumer
Inflection

References

  • ˁṭr”, 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. 251a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 410b
  • 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. 1094b