ܢܘܗܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܗ ܪ (n h r) |
| 3 terms |
Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic נוּהְרָא (nuhrā), from Proto-Semitic *nūr-; compare Arabic نُور (nūr) and. Doublet of ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrā, “fire”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ • (nuhrā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܗܪܹ̈ܐ (nuhrē))
- (certain phrases, otherwise literary) light, brightness, brilliance
- Synonym: ܒܲܗܪܵܐ (bahrā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܘܿܗܲܪ (nōhar) | 1st person | ܢܘܼܗܪܝܼ (nuhrī) | ܢܘܼܗܪܲܢ (nuhran) | |||
| construct | ܢܘܿܗܲܪ (nōhar) | 2nd person | ܢܘܼܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (nuhrōḵ) | ܢܘܼܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nuhrāḵ) | ܢܘܼܗܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuhrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ (nuhrā) | 3rd person | ܢܘܼܗܪܹܗ (nuhrēh) | ܢܘܼܗܪܵܗ̇ (nuhrāh) | ܢܘܼܗܪܗܘܿܢ (nuhrhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܝܼܢ (nuhrīn) | 1st person | ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܝܼ (nuhrī) | ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܲܢ (nuhran) | |||
| construct | ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܲܝ (nuhray) | 2nd person | ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (nuhrōḵ) | ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (nuhrāḵ) | ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuhrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܘܼܗܪܹ̈ܐ (nuhrē) | 3rd person | ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (nuhrūh) | ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (nuhrōh) | ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (nuhrayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܒܲܪ ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ (bar nuhrā)
- ܡܲܢܗܸܪ (manhir)
- ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܝܼܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nuhrā ˁal mīṯōḵ, literally “light upon your dead”)
Proper noun
ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ • (nuhrā) f
- a female given name
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܗ ܪ (n h r) |
| 3 terms |
Verbal noun of ܡܢܲܗܸܪ (mnahhir).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [nuhhɑːrɑː]
Noun
ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܐ • (nuhhārā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܗܵܪܹ̈ܐ (nūhārē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܘܼܗܵܪ (nūhār) | 1st person | ܢܘܼܗܵܪܝܼ (nūhārī) | ܢܘܼܗܵܪܲܢ (nūhāran) | |||
| construct | ܢܘܼܗܵܪ (nūhār) | 2nd person | ܢܘܼܗܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (nūhārōḵ) | ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nūhārāḵ) | ܢܘܼܗܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūhārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܐ (nuhhārā) | 3rd person | ܢܘܼܗܵܪܹܗ (nūhārēh) | ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܗ̇ (nūhārāh) | ܢܘܼܗܵܪܗܘܿܢ (nūhārhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (nūhārīn) | 1st person | ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܝܼ (nūhārī) | ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܲܢ (nūhāran) | |||
| construct | ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܲܝ (nūhāray) | 2nd person | ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (nūhārōḵ) | ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (nūhārāḵ) | ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūhārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܘܼܗܵܪܹ̈ܐ (nūhārē) | 3rd person | ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (nūhārūh) | ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (nūhārōh) | ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (nūhārayhōn) | |||
Proper noun
ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܐ • (nuhhārā) f
- a female given name
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܢ ܗ ܪ related to shining.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nuhrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nuhre] (plural)
Noun
ܢܘܗܪܐ • (nuhrā) m (plural ܢܘܗܪܐ)
- light, brightness
- sight, eyesight
- insight, enlightenment
- explication, commentary
- brilliance
- honor/honour
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܗܘܪ | 1st person | ܢܘܗܪܝ | ܢܘܗܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܗܘܪ | 2nd person | ܢܘܗܪܟ | ܢܘܗܪܟܝ | ܢܘܗܪܟܘܢ | ܢܘܗܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܢܘܗܪܗ | ܢܘܗܪܗ | ܢܘܗܪܗܘܢ | ܢܘܗܪܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܘܗܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܘܗܪܝ | ܢܘܗܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܘܗܪܝ | 2nd person | ܢܘܗܪܝܟ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟܝ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟܘܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܢܘܗܪܘܗܝ | ܢܘܗܪܝܗ | ܢܘܗܪܝܗܘܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܗܝܢ | |||
Etymology 2
From the root ܢ ܗ ܪ related to shining.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nuhhɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nuhhɑre] (plural)
Noun
ܢܘܗܪܐ • (nuhhārā) m (plural ܢܘܗܪܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܘܗܪ | 1st person | ܢܘܗܪܝ | ܢܘܗܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܘܗܪ | 2nd person | ܢܘܗܪܟ | ܢܘܗܪܟܝ | ܢܘܗܪܟܘܢ | ܢܘܗܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܘܗܪܐ | 3rd person | ܢܘܗܪܗ | ܢܘܗܪܗ | ܢܘܗܪܗܘܢ | ܢܘܗܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܘܗܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܘܗܪܝ | ܢܘܗܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܘܗܪܝ | 2nd person | ܢܘܗܪܝܟ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟܝ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟܘܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܘܗܪܐ | 3rd person | ܢܘܗܪܘܗܝ | ܢܘܗܪܝܗ | ܢܘܗܪܝܗܘܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “nhwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “nwhr”, 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 198b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 330b
- 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, pages 896a–b