ܐܣܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܣ ܪ (ʾ s r)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic אַסִירָא (ʾasīrā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔasīr-; compare Arabic أَسِير (ʔasīr), Hebrew אָסִיר (asír) and Akkadian 𒀀𒋛𒊒 (asīrum).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔa.siːrɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܣܝܼܪܵܐ (asīrā) m sg (plural ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (asīrē), feminine ܐܲܣܝܼܪܬܵܐ (asirtā))

  1. prisoner
  2. captive

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