ܫܪܫܢܝܐ

From ܫܸܪܫܵܐ (širšā, “root”) +‎ -ܢܝܐ (-ānāyā, the intensive attributive adjective ending).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪrʃɑːnɑːjɑː]

ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (širšānāyā) (feminine ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (širšānāytā), plural ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܢܵܝܹܐ (širšānāyē))

1. radical (pertaining to roots)

   ܐܸܙ̈ܢܹܐ ܫܸܪ̈ܫܵܢܵܝܹܐ ܕܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܸܢܗܘܿܢ ܡܸ̈ܠܹܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܫܝܼܢ݇ ܚܫܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ.

   iznē širšānāyē d-milṯā d-minhōn millē ḥēnē kē pāyšī ḥšīlē.

   Radical verb-forms from which other verbs are formed

2. cardinal, primary, principal, fundamental

   Synonyms: ܪܹܝܫܵܝܵܐ (rēšāyā), ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܝܵܐ (šatˀistāyā)

• ܡܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (minyānā širšānāyā, “cardinal number”)
• ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܸܪܫܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (pnīṯā širšānāytā, “cardinal point”)

• ܫܸܪܫܵܝܵܐ (širšāyā, “rooted, indigenous”)