ܢܣܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܣܝܪܐ
Root
ܢ ܣ ܪ (n s r)
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܢܣܝܪܐ, past participle of ܢܵܣܹܪ (nāsēr, to saw); ultimately a Calque of Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma, something sawed), cognate to Hebrew מִנְסָרָה (minsará) and Arabic مَوْشُور (mawšūr).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nəsiːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ • (nsīrā) m sg (plural ܢܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nsīrē))

  1. (geometry) prism (polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)
  2. (physics) prism (block used to split or reflect light)

Inflection

Verb

ܢܣܝܼܪܵܐ • (nsīrā) (feminine ܢܣܝܼܪܬܵܐ (nsīrtā), plural ܢܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nsīrē))

  1. past participle of ܢܵܣܹܪ (nāsēr)
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