ܒܘܪܓܐ

būrgā (romanization)
ܒܘܪܓܐ (plural)
ܒܘܪܓ (absolute singular)
ܒܘܪܓܝ (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
ܒܘܪܓܢ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
ܒܘܪܓ (construct singular)
ܒܘܪܓܟ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܒܘܪܓܟܝ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܒܘܪܓܟܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܒܘܪܓܟܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܒܘܪܓܐ (emphatic singular)
ܒܘܪܓܗ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܒܘܪܓܗ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܒܘܪܓܗܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܒܘܪܓܗܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)

→ Arabic: بُرْج (burj)

→ Middle Armenian: պուրճ (purč)

→ Azerbaijani: бүрҹ / bürc / بۆرج

→ Georgian: ბურჯი (burǯi)

→ Gujarati: બુરજ (buraj)

→ Hindi: बुर्ज (burj)

→ Northern Kurdish: birc / برج (birc)

→ Maltese: borġ

→ Ottoman Turkish: برج (burc)

Turkish: burç, burc

→ Persian: برج (borj)

→ Punjabi: ਬੁਰਜ (buraj) / برج (burj)

→ Marwari: बुरज (burj)

→ Tajik: бурҷ (burj)

→ Urdu: برج (burj)

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”), via Latin burgus or Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos). The sense of "zodiac sign" is influenced by Arabic بُرْج (burj), itself borrowed from Syriac.


ܝܠܕܐ

yaldā (romanization)
ܝܠܕܐ (plural)
ܝܠܕ (absolute singular)
ܝܠܕܝ (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
ܝܠܕܢ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
ܝܠܕ (construct singular)
ܝܠܕܟ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܝܠܕܟܝ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܝܠܕܟܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܝܠܕܟܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܝܠܕܐ (emphatic singular)
ܝܠܕܗ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܝܠܕܗ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܝܠܕܗܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܝܠܕܗܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)

→ Persian: یلدا (yaldâ)

From Proto-Semitic *walad-. Compare Arabic وَلَد (walad) and Hebrew יֶלֶד (yéleḏ).


ܟܫܛܐ

(astrology, astronomy) Sagittarius (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܡܠܘܫܐ

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ܡܠܘܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܘܫܐ)

ܡܠܘܫܐ (plural)
ܡܠܘܫ (absolute singular)
ܡܠܘܫܝ (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
ܡܠܘܫܢ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
ܡܠܘܫ (construct singular)
ܡܠܘܫܟ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܡܠܘܫܟܝ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܡܠܘܫܟܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܡܠܘܫܟܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܡܠܘܫܐ (emphatic singular)
ܡܠܘܫܗ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܡܠܘܫܗ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܡܠܘܫܗܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܡܠܘܫܗܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)


ܢܝܫܐ

ܢܝܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܝܫܐ)

ܢܝܫܐ (plural)
ܢܝܫ (absolute singular)
ܢܝܫܝ (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
ܢܝܫܢ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
ܢܝܫ (construct singular)
ܢܝܫܟ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܢܝܫܟܝ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܢܝܫܟܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܢܝܫܟܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܢܝܫܐ (emphatic singular)
ܢܝܫܗ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܢܝܫܗ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܢܝܫܗܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܢܝܫܗܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)

From Old Persian [Term?]; compare Middle Persian nyšʾn' (/nīšān/), Manichaean Parthian 𐫗𐫏𐫢𐫀𐫗 (nyšʾn /nīšān/), Persian نشان (nešân), Hebrew נֵס (nēs).


ܩܐܛܐ

ܩܐܛܐ • (qēʾṭā) m (plural ܩܐܛܐ)

syc-noun

ܩܐܛܐ • (qēʾṭā) m (plural ܩܐܛܐ)

qēʾṭā (romanization)
ܩܐܛܐ (plural)
ܩܐܛ (absolute singular)
ܩܐܛܝ (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
ܩܐܛܢ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
ܩܐܛ (construct singular)
ܩܐܛܟ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܩܐܛܟܝ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܩܐܛܟܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܩܐܛܟܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܩܐܛܐ (emphatic singular)
ܩܐܛܗ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܩܐܛܗ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܩܐܛܗܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܩܐܛܗܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܩܝܛܐ (alternative)
ܩܛܐ (alternative)
ܩܐܛܘܣ (alternative)
ܩܝܛܘܣ (alternative)
ܩܛܘܣ (alternative)
ܩܐܛܣ (alternative)
ܩܝܛܣ (alternative)
ܩܛܣ (alternative)

(mythology) huge fish, sea monster, leviathan


ܐܪܝܐ

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ܐܪܝܐ • (ʾaryā) m

From the older form ܐܪܝܝܐ (ʾaryəyā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-.

(astrology, astronomy) Leo (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܒܬܘܠܬܐ

Compare Arabic بَتُول (batūl) and Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (bəṯûlâ).

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Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (bəṯûlâ)

(astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܓܕܝܐ

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ܓܕܝܐ • (gaḏyā) m

Compare Arabic جَدْي (jady) and Hebrew גְּדִי (gəḏî).

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Hebrew גְּדִי (gəḏî)

(astrology, astronomy) Capricorn (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܕܘܠܐ

Compare Aramaic דול (daul, “bucket”), Akkadian 𒁕𒇻 (/dalū, dūlu/, “bucket”), Arabic دَلْو (dalw), Hebrew דְּלִי (dəlî), as well as the Old Armenian loanword դոյլ (doyl).

(astrology, astronomy) Aquarius (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܕܢܚܐ

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ܕܢܚܐ • (denḥā) m

syc-noun-unc

ܕܢܚܐ • (denḥā) m

denḥā (romanization)
ܕܢܚ (absolute singular)
ܕܢܚܝ (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
ܕܢܚܢ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
ܕܢܚ (construct singular)
ܕܢܚܟ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܕܢܚܟܝ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܕܢܚܟܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܕܢܚܟܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܕܢܚܐ (emphatic singular)
ܕܢܚܗ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܕܢܚܗ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܕܢܚܗܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܕܢܚܗܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)


ܫܥܬܐ

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ܫܥܬܐ • (šāʿṯā) f (plural ܫܥܬܐ or ܫܥܐ)

syc-noun

ܫܥܬܐ • (šāʿṯā) f (plural ܫܥܬܐ or ܫܥܐ)

šāʿṯā (romanization)
ܫܥܬܐ (plural)
ܫܥܐ (plural)
ܫܥ) (absolute singular)
ܫܥܐ) (absolute singular)
ܫܥܬܝ (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
ܫܥܬܢ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
ܫܥܬ (construct singular)
ܫܥܬܟ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܫܥܬܟܝ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܫܥܬܟܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܫܥܬܟܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܫܥܬܐ (emphatic singular)
ܫܥܬܗ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܫܥܬܗ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܫܥܬܗܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܫܥܬܗܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܫܥܢ (absolute plural)
ܫܥܝܢ (absolute plural)
ܫܥܝ (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
ܫܥܝܢ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
ܫܥܬ (construct plural)
ܫܥܝ (construct plural)
ܫܥܝܟ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܫܥܝܟܝ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܫܥܝܟܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܫܥܝܟܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܫܥܬܐ (emphatic plural)
ܫܥܐ (emphatic plural)
ܫܥܘܗܝ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܫܥܝܗ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܫܥܝܗܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܫܥܝܗܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)

syc-decl-noun

ܫܥܬܟܝ ,ܫܥܝܟܝ

ܫܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܥܝܟܘܢ

ܫܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܥܝܟܝܢ

ܫܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܥܝܗܘܢ

ܫܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܥܝܗܝܢ

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ܫܥܬܟܝ ,ܫܥܝܟܝ

ܫܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܥܝܟܘܢ

ܫܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܥܝܟܝܢ

ܫܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܥܝܗܘܢ

ܫܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܥܝܗܝܢ

Compare Arabic سَاعَة (sāʕa) and Hebrew שָׁעָה (šāʿâ).

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Hebrew שָׁעָה (šāʿâ)


ܡܘܪܐ

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ܡܘܪܐ • (mūrā) f


ܡܣܐܬܐ

ܡܣܐܬܐ • (massaʾṯā) f

massaʾṯā (romanization)
ܡܐܣܐܬܐ (alternative)
ܡܐܣܬܐ (alternative)
ܡܣܬܐ (alternative)

(astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܢܘܢܐ

ܢܘܢܐ • (nūnē) m

To Leonid Kogan, due to the unstableness of fish terms in Semitic and rareness of isoglosses between Akkadian and Syriac, the possibility of a borrowing of this from Akkadian 𒄩 (nūnum) is appealing. The same sign as for the Akkadian word is also used with similar sound values in fish names in Sumerian. See also Hebrew נוּן (nūn) and Phoenician 𐤍𐤅𐤍 (nwn).

(astrology, astronomy, in the plural) Pisces (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܣܪܛܢܐ

ܣܪܛܢܐ • (sarṭānā) m

sarṭānā (romanization)
ܣܘܪܛܢܐ (alternative)

From the root ܣ ܪ ܛ related to scratching. Compare Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān) and Hebrew סַרְטָן (sarṭān). The second definition is a semantic loan from Arabic or Ancient Greek.

(astrology, astronomy) Cancer (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܥܩܪܒܐ

ܥܩܪܒܐ • (‘eqarbā) f

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaḳrab-. Compare Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab) and Hebrew עַקְרָב (ʿaqrāḇ).

(astrology, astronomy) Scorpio (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܦܪܨܘܦܐ

ܦܪܨܘܦܐ • (ṗarṣōṗā) m (plural ܦܪܨܘܦܐ (ṗarṣōṗē))

ṗarṣōṗā (romanization)
ܦܪܨܘܦܐ (plural)
ܦܪܨܘܦ (absolute singular)
ܦܪܨܘܦܝ (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
ܦܪܨܘܦܢ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
ܦܪܨܘܦ (construct singular)
ܦܪܨܘܦܟ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܦܪܨܘܦܟܝ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܦܪܨܘܦܟܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܦܪܨܘܦܟܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܦܪܨܘܦܐ (emphatic singular)
ܦܪܨܘܦܗ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܦܪܨܘܦܗ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܦܪܨܘܦܗܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܦܪܨܘܦܗܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)

From Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon). Compare Hebrew פרצוף (parṣūf), from the same.


ܫܒܠܬܐ

Compare Arabic سُنْبُلَة (sunbula) and Hebrew שִׁבֹּלֶת (šibbōleṯ). See also English shibboleth.


ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܥܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܥܝܐ)

ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܥܝܐ (plural)
ܟܘܟܒ ܛܥܐ (absolute singular)
ܟܘܟܒܝ ܛܥܝܐ (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
ܟܘܟܒܢ ܛܥܝܐ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
ܟܘܟܒ ܛܥܝܐ (construct singular)
ܟܘܟܒܟ ܛܥܝܐ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܟܘܟܒܟܝ ܛܥܝܐ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܟܘܟܒܟܘܢ ܛܥܝܐ (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܟܘܟܒܟܝܢ ܛܥܝܐ (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܥܝܐ (emphatic singular)
ܟܘܟܒܗ ܛܥܝܐ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܟܘܟܒܗ ܛܥܝܐ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܟܘܟܒܗܘܢ ܛܥܝܐ (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܟܘܟܒܗܝܢ ܛܥܝܐ (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܟܘܟܒܝܢ ܛܥܝܢ (absolute plural)
ܟܘܟܒܝܢ ܛܥܝܐ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
ܟܘܟܒܝ ܛܥܝܐ (construct plural)
ܟܘܟܒܝܟ ܛܥܝܐ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܟܘܟܒܝܟܝ ܛܥܝܐ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܟܘܟܒܝܟܘܢ ܛܥܝܐ (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܟܘܟܒܝܟܝܢ ܛܥܝܐ (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܥܝܐ (emphatic plural)
ܟܘܟܒܘܗܝ ܛܥܝܐ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܟܘܟܒܝܗ ܛܥܝܐ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܟܘܟܒܝܗܘܢ ܛܥܝܐ (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܟܘܟܒܝܗܝܢ ܛܥܝܐ (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)

syc-decl-noun

ܟܘܟܒܟܘܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܟܝܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܗܘܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܗܝܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܝܟܝ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܘܗܝ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܝܟܘܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܝܟܝܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܝܗܘܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܝܗܝܢ ܛܥܝܐ

syc-infl-noun-table

ܟܘܟܒܟܘܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܟܝܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܗܘܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܗܝܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܝܟܝ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܘܗܝ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܝܟܘܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܝܟܝܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܝܗܘܢ ܛܥܝܐ

ܟܘܟܒܝܗܝܢ ܛܥܝܐ

From ܟܘܟܒܐ (kawkəḇā, “star”), from Proto-Semitic *kabkab- + ܛܥܝܐ (ṭāʿyā, “wandering”). Compare Ancient Greek πλᾰνήτης (plănḗtēs, “planet, wanderer”).

(astronomy, astrology) planet (literally "wandering star")


ܫܝܘܠ

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ܫܝܘܠ • (šəyōl) f

syc-noun-unc

ܫܝܘܠ • (šəyōl) f

šəyōl (romanization)
שׁיוּל (alternative)


ܬܐܡܐ

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ܬܐܡܐ • (təʾāmā) m

Compare Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam) and Hebrew תְּאוֹם (təʾôm).

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Hebrew תְּאוֹם (təʾôm)

(astrology, astronomy, in the plural) Gemini (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܬܘܪܐ

(astrology, astronomy) Taurus (constellation and zodiac sign)


ܐܦܪܘܕܝܛܐ

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ܐܦܪܘܕܝܛܐ • (ʾap̄roḏīṭē) f

ʾap̄roḏīṭē (romanization)
ܐܦܪܕܝܛܐ (alternative)
ܐܦܪܕܝܛܝ (alternative)
ܐܦܪܘܕܝܛܝ (alternative)
ܦܪܘܕܝܛܝ (alternative)

From Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē).


ܐܪܝܣ

ܐܪܘܣ (alternative)
ܐܪܝ (alternative)
ܐܪܝܘܣ (alternative)
ܐܪܣ (alternative)
ܪܝܣ (alternative)


ܙܘܣ

zews (romanization)
ܙܐܘܣ (alternative)
ܙܝܘܣ (alternative)


ܩܪܘܢܘܣ

qronos (romanization)
ܩܪܢܘܣ (alternative)


ܐܡܝܐܢܛܘܢ

ܐܡܝܐܢܛܘܢ • (ʾammīʾanṭōn) m

ʾammīʾanṭōn (romanization)
ܐܡܝܐܢܛܘܣ (alternative)
ܐܡܝܢܛܘܢ (alternative)
ܐܡܝܢܛܘܣ (alternative)


ܦܢܝܟܣ

pnyks (romanization)
ܦܘܢܝܟܘܣ (alternative)
ܦܘܢܝܟܣ (alternative)
ܦܘܢܝܩܘܣ (alternative)
ܦܘܢܟܣ (alternative)
ܦܝܘܢܟܣ (alternative)


ܐܝܣܘܢ

ܐܝܣܘܢ • (ʾĪāsōn) m


ܐܠܩܐܘܢ

ܐܠܩܐܘܢ • (ʾlqʾwn) f

ʾlqʾwn (romanization)
ܐܩܠܘܢ (alternative)


ܙܝܩܐ

zīqā (romanization)
ܙܝܩܐ (plural)
ܙܝܩ (absolute singular)
ܙܝܩܝ (feminine first-person masculine possessed-form singular)
ܙܝܩܢ (feminine first-person masculine plural possessed-form)
ܙܝܩ (construct singular)
ܙܝܩܟ (masculine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܙܝܩܟܝ (feminine possessed-form second-person singular)
ܙܝܩܟܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܙܝܩܟܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form second-person)
ܙܝܩܐ (emphatic singular)
ܙܝܩܗ (masculine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܙܝܩܗ (feminine possessed-form singular third-person)
ܙܝܩܗܘܢ (masculine plural possessed-form third-person)
ܙܝܩܗܝܢ (feminine plural possessed-form third-person)

→ Arabic: زِيق (zīq)

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→? Old Armenian: սիք (sikʻ), սիւք (siwkʻ), սիգ (sig), սիկ (sik)

From Akkadian 𒍣𒄿𒄣 (/zîqu, zīqīqu/, “breeze, blast of air; storm, wind; ghost”), where also 𒄑𒍣𒋡 (/zâqu/, “to blow”). Also Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic זִיקָא (zīqā).


ܣܝܪܐ

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ܣܼܝܪܵܐ • (sīrā) m (plural ܣܼܝܪ̈ܲܣ (sīras), and ܣܼܝܪ̈ܲܗܣ (sīras), and these may be singulars and their plural ܣܼܝܪܸ̈ܣ (sīres), and also a plural is ܣܼܝܪܹ̈ܐ (sīrē))

ܣܼܝܪܵܐ (canonical)
sīrā (romanization)
ܣܼܝܪ̈ܲܣ (plural)
a plural is ܣܼܝܪܹ̈ܐ (also)

Said conventionally to be from Ancient Greek σειρᾱ́ (seirā́, “cord, rope; chain”), surely partially for some semantic influence and plurals borrowed from dative plural σειραῖς (seiraîs) and accusative plural σειρᾱ́ς (seirā́s) true, although original Aramaic and Iranian origin is also constructible, see Arabic سَيْر (sayr, “strap”).
CAL groups the sense “construction dust” with better-known Judaeo-Aramaic סׅירָא (sīrā, “thorn”). We don’t know if and how this adds up. “Fine dust” may also come from the idea of a “fine web” or “mesh”. In Robert Payne Smith this is pulvis tenuis next to aranea tenuis, تُرَاب (turāb) and خَيْط الْعَنْكَبُوت (ḵayṭ al-ʕankabūt).
The sense of a “siren” is back-formed from ܣܼܝܪܹܼܝܢ (sīrīn) from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn) understood as absolute state plural, then formally combined with the “rope” word as both being things that draw someone in.
The ichthyonym is kind of obscure, occurring instead emphatic in Jewish Palestinian Aramaic and Jewish Babylonian Aramaic as צִיר (ṣīr, “the own juice wherein fish is conserved; fish brine”) and from this in Arabic صِير (ṣīr). Even the sense of a “strap” has both emphaticities in Arabic, سَيْر (sayr) and صَيْر (ṣayr), supposedly from Aramaic, so one may imagine that the term originally referred to a whole “line” or lure of fish gathered and conceptualized collectively due to the small size of its phenotype.
As we reach the “end” of a fishing line, note also Old Armenian ծայր (cayr, “end; edge”), Old Armenian սայր (sayr, “edge”) and Old Georgian წუერი (c̣ueri, “top; point”).