ܕܟܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Inherited from Aramaic דִּכְרָא (diḵrā), from Proto-Semitic *ḏikar- (“man; male; phallus”); compare Arabic ذَكَر (ḏakar), Hebrew זָכָר (zakhár) and Akkadian 𒍑 (zikarum). In some dialects this word, if not replaced by a loan word, has become limited to the senses of “male” or “ram”.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܐ • (diḵrā) m sg (plural ܕܸܟ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (diḵrē), feminine ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܐ (niqbṯā))
- male
- (anatomy) penis
- ram (male sheep)
- Synonyms: ܟܸܒ݂ܫܵܐ (kiḇšā), ܒܵܪܵܢܵܐ (bārānā)
- (uncountable) arsenic
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܟ݂ܲܪ (dḵar) | 1st person | ܕܸܟ݂ܪܝܼ (diḵrī) | ܕܸܟ݂ܪܲܢ (diḵran) | |||
| construct | ܕܟ݂ܲܪ (dḵar) | 2nd person | ܕܸܟ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (diḵrōḵ) | ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (diḵrāḵ) | ܕܸܟ݂ܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (diḵrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܐ (diḵrā) | 3rd person | ܕܸܟ݂ܪܹܗ (diḵrēh) | ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (diḵrāh) | ܕܸܟ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (diḵrhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܕܸܟ݂ܪ̈ܝܼܢ (diḵrīn) | 1st person | ܕܸܟ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (diḵrī) | ܕܸܟ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (diḵran) | |||
| construct | ܕܸܟ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (diḵray) | 2nd person | ܕܸܟ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (diḵrōḵ) | ܕܸܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (diḵrāḵ) | ܕܸܟ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (diḵrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܸܟ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (diḵrē) | 3rd person | ܕܸܟ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (diḵrūh) | ܕܸܟ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (diḵrōh) | ܕܸܟ݂ܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (diḵrayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (diḵrānāyā, “male, masculine”)
See also
- ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā, “man”)
Etymology 2
Verbal noun of ܕܵܟ݂ܹܪ (dāḵēr, “to remember”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈdxɑːrɑː]
Noun
ܕܟ݂ܵܪܵܐ • (dḵārā) m (plural ܕܟ݂ܵܪܹ̈ܐ (dḵārē))
- remembering, remembrance, recollection
- reputation, renown
- memory; one’s ability to remember
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܟ݂ܵܪ (dḵār) | 1st person | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܝܼ (dḵārī) | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܲܢ (dḵāran) | |||
| construct | ܕܟ݂ܵܪ (dḵār) | 2nd person | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (dḵārōḵ) | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (dḵārāḵ) | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dḵārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܵܐ (dḵārā) | 3rd person | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܹܗ (dḵārēh) | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܵܗ̇ (dḵārāh) | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܗܘܿܢ (dḵārhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܝܼܢ (dḵārīn) | 1st person | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܝܼ (dḵārī) | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܲܢ (dḵāran) | |||
| construct | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܲܝ (dḵāray) | 2nd person | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (dḵārōḵ) | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (dḵārāḵ) | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dḵārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܹܐ (dḵārē) | 3rd person | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܘܼܗܝ (dḵārūh) | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܘܼܗ̇ (dḵārōh) | ܕܟ݂ܵܪܲܝܗܘܿܢ (dḵārayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḏikar- (“man; male; phallus”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈdɛx.rɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈdɪx.rɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈdɛx.ro]
Noun
ܕܟܪܐ • (deḵrā) m (plural ܕܟܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܩܒܬܐ (neqbəṯā))
- male, man
- (anatomy) penis
- (in the plural, anatomy) male genitalia
- ram (male sheep)
- (uncountable) arsenic
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܟܪ | 1st person | ܕܟܪܝ | ܕܟܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܟܪ | 2nd person | ܕܟܪܟ | ܕܟܪܟܝ | ܕܟܪܟܘܢ | ܕܟܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܟܪܐ | 3rd person | ܕܟܪܗ | ܕܟܪܗ | ܕܟܪܗܘܢ | ܕܟܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܕܟܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܕܟܪܝ | ܕܟܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܕܟܪܝ | 2nd person | ܕܟܪܝܟ | ܕܟܪܝܟܝ | ܕܟܪܝܟܘܢ | ܕܟܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܕܟܪܐ | 3rd person | ܕܟܪܘܗܝ | ܕܟܪܝܗ | ܕܟܪܝܗܘܢ | ܕܟܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Synonyms
References
- “dkr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 5 November 2011
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 64b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 92a
- 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, →ISBN, page 302b
Turoyo
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ܕܰܟ݂ܪܳܐ • (daxro) m (plural ܕܰܟ݂ܪܶܐ (daxre))
- penis
- Synonyms: (informal) ܛܷܪܪܷܟܶܐ (ṭërrëke), (informal) ܫ̰ܷܢܢܝܟܶܐ (čënnike)