ܫܪܐ

From Aramaic שְׁרָא‎ (šərā); cognate to Hebrew שָׁרָה‎ (shará, “to let loose”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaːreː]

ܫܵܪܹܐ • (šārē) (present participle ܫܪܵܝܵܐ‎ (šrāyā), past participle ܫܸܪܝܵܐ‎ (širyā))

1. (intransitive, transitive) to loosen, unfasten, untie

   Synonyms: ܚܵܠܹܠ‎ (ḥālēl), ܡܲܪܦܹܐ‎ (marpē)

   Antonyms: ܚܵܠܹܨ‎ (ḥālēṣ), ܐܵܣܹܪ‎ (āsēr)

   ‏ܬܲܣܡܝܼ ܫܸܪܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ ܒܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܕܚܙܘܼܩܝܵܐ.‎‎ ― tasmī širyā ìwā darḡāˀīt b-mitḥā d-ḥzuqyā. ― My belt had gradually loosened during the journey.

   ‏ܪܵܒܵܐ ܚܠܝܼܨܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܫܸܪܝܹܗ ܠܝܼ.‎‎ ― rābā ḥlīṣā ìwā, širyēh lī. ― It was very tight, I loosened it.

2. (intransitive, transitive) to free, let out

   Synonyms: ܚܲܪܸܪ‎ (ḥarrir), ܫܲܡܸܪ‎ (šammir)

   Antonyms: ܐܵܣܹܪ‎ (āsēr), ܚܵܒ݂ܹܫ‎ (ḥāḇēš)

   ‏ܫܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܘܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܚܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ.‎‎ ― širyē ìwaḥ wā w-ādīyā ìwaḥ ḥērē. ― We were let out and now we are free.

3. (transitive) to deobstruct, unblock

   Synonym: ܦܵܬ݂ܹܚ‎ (pāṯēḥ)

   Antonyms: ܣܵܟ݂ܹܪ‎ (sāḵēr), ܙܵܓ݂ܹܪ‎ (zāḡēr)

   ‏ܣܢܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܥܲܠ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ ܕܫܵܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܩܢܵܐ.‎‎ ― snīqē ìwaḥ ˁal pālēḥ aḇārā d-šārē lēh laqnā. ― We need a plumber to unblock the sink.

4. (intransitive) to lodge, stay, camp

   ‏ܒܸܬ ܫܵܪܲܚ ܓܵܘ ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܡܲܪܙܵܐ ܕܢܲܗܪܵܐ.‎‎ ― bit šāraḥ gāw pindqā l-kis marzā d-nahrā. ― We will stay in the hotel at the riverside.

• ܡܫܲܪܫܹܐ‎ (mšaršē, “to let loose”)

Intensitive of the above.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃar.reː]

ܫܲܪܹܐ • (šarrē) (present participle ܫܲܪܘܼܝܹܐ‎ (šarūyē), past participle ܫܘܼܪܝܵܐ‎ (šuryā))

1. (intransitive, transitive) to start, begin, commence

   Synonyms: ܐܲܩܸܦ‎ (aqqip), ܥܵܪܹܐ‎ (ˁārē)

   Antonyms: ܫܲܠܸܡ‎ (šallim), ܦܲܪܸܩ‎ (parriq), ܚܲܠܸܨ‎ (ḥalliṣ), ܚܲܬܸܡ‎ (ḥattim)

   ‏ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܫܲܪܝܵܐ ܒܐܝܼܠܘܿܠ ܘܟܹܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ ܒܐܝܼܵܪ.‎‎

   maḏraštā kē šaryā b-īlōl w-kē šalmā b-īyār.

   School commences in September and finishes in May.

   ‏ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܫܲܪܹܝܬ ܛܪܵܝܵܐ، ܚܙܝܼ ܒܢܵܘܪܵܐ.‎‎

   min qam šarrēt ṭrāyā, ḥzī b-nāwrā.

   Before you start driving, look at the mirror.

   • Philippians 1:6:

     ‏ܡܸܛܠ ܬܟ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ ܝܼܘܸܢ ܒܐܵܗܵܐ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ، ܗ̇ܘ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܓܡܸܪ ܠܹܗ ܗܲܠ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ.‎‎

     miṭṭul tḵīlā īwen b-āhā: awa d-šūrē lēh bīyāwḵōn pulḥānā ṭāḇā, awa bit magmir lēh hal yāwmā d-īšōˁ mšīḥā.

     Because I am confident of this very thing: that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʒɑːreː]

ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ • (žārē) m or f (plural ܫ̰ܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ‎ (žārāwātē))

1. (slang) pitiable person
2. Used to express sorrow, pity, sympathy, compassion or grief for someone else

   Synonym: ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ‎ (miskēnā)

   ‏ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܡܘܼܙܵܓ݂ܵܐ‎ ― sāḇā žārē mrīˁā ìlēh b-awa muzzāḡā ― Poor Grandad is sick from this weather.

   ‏ܡܲܪܝܲܡ ܫ̰ܵܪܹܐ ܛܘܼܠܸܩ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܙܘܼܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇.‎‎ ― maryam žārē ṭūliq lāh kullhōn zūzōh. ― Poor Mary lost all her money.

   ‏ܫ̰ܵܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩܘܼܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ!‎‎ ― žārāwātē šḇōqūn lhōn yālē zˁōrē! ― Leave the poor children alone!