ܟܝܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܚܝܼܵܪܵܐ (ḥīyārā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian خیار (xiyâr), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 (xyār).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [xəjɑːrɑː]
Noun
ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ • (ḵyārā) m sg (plural ܟ݂ܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḵyārē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟ݂ܝܵܪ (ḵyār) | 1st person | ܟ݂ܝܵܪܝܼ (ḵyārī) | ܟ݂ܝܵܪܲܢ (ḵyāran) | |||
| construct | ܟ݂ܝܵܪ (ḵyār) | 2nd person | ܟ݂ܝܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḵyārōḵ) | ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḵyārāḵ) | ܟ݂ܝܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḵyārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ (ḵyārā) | 3rd person | ܟ݂ܝܵܪܹܗ (ḵyārēh) | ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܗ̇ (ḵyārāh) | ܟ݂ܝܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ḵyārhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (ḵyārīn) | 1st person | ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܝܼ (ḵyārī) | ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܲܢ (ḵyāran) | |||
| construct | ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ḵyāray) | 2nd person | ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ḵyārōḵ) | ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḵyārāḵ) | ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḵyārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟ݂ܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḵyārē) | 3rd person | ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ḵyārūh) | ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (ḵyārōh) | ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ḵyārayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Possibly a misreading of ܟܢܪܐ (kennārā) or related to ܟܝܪܬܐ (kīrattā, “writing”).
Pronunciation
Uncertain.
Noun
ܟܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)
- (possibly) writing, calligraphy
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܝܪ | 1st person | ܟܝܪܝ | ܟܝܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܝܪ | 2nd person | ܟܝܪܟ | ܟܝܪܟܝ | ܟܝܪܟܘܢ | ܟܝܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܝܪܐ | 3rd person | ܟܝܪܗ | ܟܝܪܗ | ܟܝܪܗܘܢ | ܟܝܪܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek χήρᾱ (khḗrā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kirɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kire] (plural)
Noun
ܟܝܪܐ • (kīrā) f (plural ܟܝܪܐ (kīrē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܝܪ | 1st person | ܟܝܪܝ | ܟܝܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܝܪ | 2nd person | ܟܝܪܟ | ܟܝܪܟܝ | ܟܝܪܟܘܢ | ܟܝܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܝܪܐ | 3rd person | ܟܝܪܗ | ܟܝܪܗ | ܟܝܪܗܘܢ | ܟܝܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܟܝܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܝܪܝ | ܟܝܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܝܪܝ | 2nd person | ܟܝܪܝܟ | ܟܝܪܝܟܝ | ܟܝܪܝܟܘܢ | ܟܝܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܝܪܐ | 3rd person | ܟܝܪܘܗܝ | ܟܝܪܝܗ | ܟܝܪܝܗܘܢ | ܟܝܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 3
From Arabic خِيَار (ḵiyār), from Persian خیار (xiyâr), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 (xyār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k(ə)jɑrɑ], [x(ə)jɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [k(ə)jɑre], [x(ə)jɑre] (plural)
Noun
ܟܝܪܐ • (kyārā, ḵyārā) m (plural ܟܝܪܐ (kyārē, ḵyārē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܝܪ | 1st person | ܟܝܪܝ | ܟܝܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܝܪ | 2nd person | ܟܝܪܟ | ܟܝܪܟܝ | ܟܝܪܟܘܢ | ܟܝܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܝܪܐ | 3rd person | ܟܝܪܗ | ܟܝܪܗ | ܟܝܪܗܘܢ | ܟܝܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܟܝܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܝܪܝ | ܟܝܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܝܪܝ | 2nd person | ܟܝܪܝܟ | ܟܝܪܝܟܝ | ܟܝܪܝܟܘܢ | ܟܝܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܝܪܐ | 3rd person | ܟܝܪܘܗܝ | ܟܝܪܝܗ | ܟܝܪܝܗܘܢ | ܟܝܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “kyr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “kyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “kyrˀ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 213b, 625a
- 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 620b