ܚܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܚ ܘ ܪ (ḥ w r)
11 terms

Verbal noun of ܚܵܐܹܪ (ḥāˀēr, “to look at”) with the latter sense a modern partial Phono-semantic matching of Persian (xiyâl).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [xəjɑːrɑː]
Homophone: ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ (ḵyārā, “cucumber”)

Noun

ܚܝܵܪܵܐ • (ḥyārā) m (plural ܚܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥyārē))

gaze, glance, look; sight, countenance, aspect
Synonyms: ܓܲܫܲܩܬܵܐ (gaššaqtā), ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥizwā)

ܕܠܵܐ ܚܝܵܪܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ.
d-lā ḥyārā pṯīḥ lī tarˁā.
Without looking I opened the door.
idea; thought; mind; plan, intention
Synonyms: ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ (riˁyānā), ܪܸܢܝܵܐ (rinyā)

ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܡܫܲܚܠܦܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܚܝܵܪܘܼܟ݂ ܡܚܵܪ.
mqawmā d-mšaḥlpit lēh ḥyārōḵ mḥār.
You might change your mind tomorrow.

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܚܝܵܪܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܩܹܢ.
īṯ wā lī ḥyārā d-ḥāzqēn.
I was thinking about travelling.
(literally, “I had a thought of travelling.”)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܚܝܵܪܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܚܝܵܪ (ḥyār)		1^st person	ܚܝܵܪܝܼ (ḥyārī)		ܚܝܵܪܲܢ (ḥyāran)
	construct	ܚܝܵܪ (ḥyār)		2^nd person	ܚܝܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥyārōḵ)	ܚܝܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥyārāḵ)	ܚܝܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥyārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܝܵܪܵܐ (ḥyārā)		3^rd person	ܚܝܵܪܹܗ (ḥyārēh)	ܚܝܵܪܵܗ̇ (ḥyārāh)	ܚܝܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥyārhōn)
plural	absolute	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (ḥyārīn)		1^st person	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܝܼ (ḥyārī)		ܚܝܵܪ̈ܲܢ (ḥyāran)
	construct	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ḥyāray)		2^nd person	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥyārōḵ)	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥyārāḵ)	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥyārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥyārē)		3^rd person	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ḥyārūh)	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (ḥyārōh)	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ḥyārayhōn)

Derived terms

ܣܵܐܹܡ ܚܝܵܪܹܗ (sāˀēm ḥyārēh)

Etymology 2

Noun

ܚܝܵܪܵܐ • (ḥyārā) m

alternative form of ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ (ḵyārā, “cucumber”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ ܘ ܪ related to gazing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)jɑrɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)jɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܚܝܪܐ • (ḥyārā) m (plural ܚܝܪܐ (ḥyārē))

gaze, glance, look
sight, countenance
aspect
(figuratively) appearance; presence; attention

Inflection

Inflection of **ܚܝܪܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܝܪ		1^st person	ܚܝܪܝ		ܚܝܪܢ
	construct	ܚܝܪ		2^nd person	ܚܝܪܟ	ܚܝܪܟܝ	ܚܝܪܟܘܢ	ܚܝܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܝܪܐ		3^rd person	ܚܝܪܗ	ܚܝܪܗ	ܚܝܪܗܘܢ	ܚܝܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܝܪܝܢ		1^st person	ܚܝܪܝ		ܚܝܪܝܢ
	construct	ܚܝܪܝ		2^nd person	ܚܝܪܝܟ	ܚܝܪܝܟܝ	ܚܝܪܝܟܘܢ	ܚܝܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܝܪܐ		3^rd person	ܚܝܪܘܗܝ	ܚܝܪܝܗ	ܚܝܪܝܗܘܢ	ܚܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

“ḥyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 100b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 141a
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 449a