ܚܪܫܐ

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
  • (standard) IPA(key): [xɪr.ʃeː]

Noun

ܚܸܪ̈ܫܹܐ • (ḥiršē) m pl (plural only)

  1. magic, witchcraft
  2. charms, enchantments, incantations
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܸܪ̈ܫܹܐ (ḥiršē)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
plural absolute – 1st person ܚܸܪ̈ܫܝܼ (ḥiršī) ܚܸܪ̈ܫܲܢ
(ḥiršan)
construct ܚܸܪ̈ܫܲܝ
(ḥiršay)		 2nd person ܚܸܪ̈ܫܘܼܟ݂
(ḥiršūḵ)		 ܚܸܪ̈ܫܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥiršāḵ)		 ܚܸܪ̈ܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥiršāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܪ̈ܫܹܐ
(ḥiršē)		 3rd person ܚܸܪ̈ܫܹܗ
(ḥiršēh)		 ܚܸܪ̈ܫܘܿܗ̇
(ḥiršōh)		 ܚܸܪ̈ܫܗܘܿܢ
(ḥiršhōn)

Etymology 2

Derived from above; compare Arabic سَحَّار (saḥḥār).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [xarrɑːʃɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܪܵܫܵܐ • (ḥarrāšā) m sg (plural ܚܲܪ̈ܵܫܹܐ (ḥarrāšē), feminine ܚܲܪܵܫܬܵܐ (ḥarrāštā))

  1. magician, sorcerer, wizard, enchanter
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܲܪܵܫܵܐ (ḥarrāšā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܚܲܪܵܫܝܼ
(ḥarrāšī)		 ܚܲܪܵܫܲܢ
(ḥarrāšan)
construct ܚܲܪܵܫ
(ḥarrāš)		 2nd person ܚܲܪܵܫܘܼܟ݂
(ḥarrāšūḵ)		 ܚܲܪܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥarrāšāḵ)		 ܚܲܪܵܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥarrāšāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܪܵܫܵܐ
(ḥarrāšā)		 3rd person ܚܲܪܵܫܹܗ
(ḥarrāšēh)		 ܚܲܪܵܫܵܗ̇
(ḥarrāšāh)		 ܚܲܪܵܫܗܘܿܢ
(ḥarrāšhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܚܲܪ̈ܵܫܝܼ
(ḥarrāšī)		 ܚܲܪ̈ܵܫܲܢ
(ḥarrāšan)
construct ܚܲܪ̈ܵܫܲܝ
(ḥarrāšay)		 2nd person ܚܲܪ̈ܵܫܘܼܟ݂
(ḥarrāšūḵ)		 ܚܲܪ̈ܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥarrāšāḵ)		 ܚܲܪ̈ܵܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥarrāšāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܪ̈ܵܫܹܐ
(ḥarrāšē)		 3rd person ܚܲܪ̈ܵܫܘܼܗܝ
(ḥarrāšūh)		 ܚܲܪ̈ܵܫܘܿܗ̇
(ḥarrāšōh)		 ܚܲܪ̈ܵܫܗܘܿܢ
(ḥarrāšhōn)

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [xa.rʃɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܪܫܵܐ • (ḥaršā) m sg (plural ܚܲܪ̈ܫܹܐ (ḥaršē), feminine ܚܲܪܫܬܵܐ (ḥarštā))

  1. deaf (unable to hear)
  2. (obsolete) deaf-mute, mute
    Synonyms: ܠܲܥܠܵܐ (laˁlā), ܦܹܐܩܵܐ (pēqā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܲܪܫܵܐ (ḥaršā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܚܲܪܫܝܼ
(ḥaršī)		 ܚܲܪܫܲܢ
(ḥaršan)
construct ܚܲܪܫ
(ḥarš)		 2nd person ܚܲܪܫܘܼܟ݂
(ḥaršūḵ)		 ܚܲܪܫܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥaršāḵ)		 ܚܲܪܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥaršāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܪܫܵܐ
(ḥaršā)		 3rd person ܚܲܪܫܹܗ
(ḥaršēh)		 ܚܲܪܫܵܗ̇
(ḥaršāh)		 ܚܲܪܫܗܘܿܢ
(ḥaršhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܚܲܪ̈ܫܝܼ
(ḥaršī)		 ܚܲܪ̈ܫܲܢ
(ḥaršan)
construct ܚܲܪ̈ܫܲܝ
(ḥaršay)		 2nd person ܚܲܪ̈ܫܘܼܟ݂
(ḥaršūḵ)		 ܚܲܪ̈ܫܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥaršāḵ)		 ܚܲܪ̈ܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥaršāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܪ̈ܫܹܐ
(ḥaršē)		 3rd person ܚܲܪ̈ܫܘܼܗܝ
(ḥaršūh)		 ܚܲܪ̈ܫܘܿܗ̇
(ḥaršōh)		 ܚܲܪ̈ܫܗܘܿܢ
(ḥaršhōn)
Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħarʃɑ], [ħɛrʃɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħarʃe], [ħɛrʃe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܪܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܪܫܐ)

  1. magic, witchcraft
  2. charm, enchantment, incantation
Inflection
    inflection of ܚܪܫܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܪܫ ܚܪܫܝܢ
construct ܚܪܫ ܚܪܫܝ
emphatic ܚܪܫܐ ܚܪܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܪܫܝ ܚܪܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܪܫܟ ܚܪܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܪܫܟܝ ܚܪܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܪܫܗ ܚܪܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܪܫܗ ܚܪܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܪܫܢ ܚܪܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܪܫܟܘܢ ܚܪܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܪܫܟܝܢ ܚܪܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܪܫܗܘܢ ܚܪܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܪܫܗܝܢ ܚܪܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic سَحَّار (saḥḥār).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħarrɑʃɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħarrɑʃe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܪܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܪܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܪܫܬܐ)

  1. magician, sorcerer, wizard, enchanter
Inflection
    inflection of ܚܪܫܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܪܫ ܚܪܫܝܢ
construct ܚܪܫ ܚܪܫܝ
emphatic ܚܪܫܐ ܚܪܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܪܫܝ ܚܪܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܪܫܟ ܚܪܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܪܫܟܝ ܚܪܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܪܫܗ ܚܪܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܪܫܗ ܚܪܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܪܫܢ ܚܪܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܪܫܟܘܢ ܚܪܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܪܫܟܝܢ ܚܪܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܪܫܗܘܢ ܚܪܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܪܫܗܝܢ ܚܪܫܝܗܝܢ

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
  • IPA(key): [ħarʃɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħarʃe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܪܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܪܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܪܫܬܐ)

  1. deaf-mute, mute
Inflection
    inflection of ܚܪܫܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܪܫ ܚܪܫܝܢ
construct ܚܪܫ ܚܪܫܝ
emphatic ܚܪܫܐ ܚܪܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܪܫܝ ܚܪܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܪܫܟ ܚܪܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܪܫܟܝ ܚܪܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܪܫܗ ܚܪܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܪܫܗ ܚܪܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܪܫܢ ܚܪܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܪܫܟܘܢ ܚܪܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܪܫܟܝܢ ܚܪܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܪܫܗܘܢ ܚܪܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܪܫܗܝܢ ܚܪܫܝܗܝܢ

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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