ܫܗܪܐ

Derived from the verb ܫܵܗܹܪ (šāhēr, “to stay up all night; to keep vigil”). The sense of “blind” in the latter noun and adjective is due to an association of darkness with blindness.

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ܫܲܗܪܵܐ • (šahrā) m (plural ܫܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (šahrē) or ܫܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šahrawwāṯā))

1. a genre of festival, usually celebrated by an individual village or city where there is a monastery, church, or other holy site present that is dedicated to a certain saint, celebrating and remembering that saint

   ܒܹܒܸ̈ܛܢܵܝܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܙܲܝܚܝܼܢ݇ ܫܲܗܪܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ

   bēbiṭnāyē kē mzayḥī šahrā dmār aḇrāhām

   Batnayites celebrate the saint festival of Saint Abraham.

ܫܲܗܵܪܵܐ • (šahhārā) m (plural ܫܲܗܵܪܹ̈ܐ (šahhārē), feminine ܫܲܗܵܪܬܵܐ (šahhārtā))

1. one holding a vigil
2. one staying awake all night
3. insomniac
4. blind person

   Synonym: ܣܸܡܝܵܐ (simyā)

ܫܲܗܵܪܵܐ • (šahhārā) ?

1. a surname

ܫܲܗܵܪܵܐ • (šahhārā) (feminine ܫܲܗܵܪܬܵܐ (šahhārtā), plural ܫܲܗܵܪܹ̈ܐ (šahhārē))

1. holding a vigil
2. staying awake all night
3. insomniac
4. blind

   Synonym: ܣܸܡܝܵܐ (simyā)