ܢܘܟܪܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܟ ܪ (n k r) |
| 1 term |
Inherited from Aramaic נוּכְרָיָא (nuḵrāyā) from the above root related to “keeping away”; compare Hebrew נָכְרִי (nokhrí), Akkadian 𒉽 (nakīrum) and Arabic نَكِرَ (nakira, “to not know”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ • (nuḵrāyā) (feminine ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nuḵrāytā), plural ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nuḵrāyē))
- stranger
- foreign, alien (in different senses: non-family member, one of a different town or city, one of a different nation or ethnicity, etc.)
Noun
ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ • (nuḵrāyā) m (plural ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nuḵrāyē), feminine ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nuḵrāytā))
- stranger
- foreigner, alien (in different senses: non-family member, one of a different town or city, one of a different nation or ethnicity, etc.)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝ (nuḵrāy) | 1st person | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܝܼ (nuḵrāyī) | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܲܢ (nuḵrāyan) | |||
| construct | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝ (nuḵrāy) | 2nd person | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nuḵrāyōḵ) | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nuḵrāyāḵ) | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuḵrāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (nuḵrāyā) | 3rd person | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܹܗ (nuḵrāyēh) | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܗ̇ (nuḵrāyāh) | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܗܘܿܢ (nuḵrāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܝܼܢ (nuḵrāyīn) | 1st person | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܝܼ (nuḵrāyī) | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܲܢ (nuḵrāyan) | |||
| construct | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܲܝ (nuḵrāyay) | 2nd person | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nuḵrāyōḵ) | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nuḵrāyāḵ) | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuḵrāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nuḵrāyē) | 3rd person | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܗܝ (nuḵrāyūh) | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (nuḵrāyōh) | ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (nuḵrāyayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nukrāyūṯā)
- ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (nuḵrāˀīṯ)
- ܡܢܲܟ݂ܪܹܐ (mnaḵrē)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܢ ܟ ܪ ܝ related to keeping away; compare Hebrew נָכְרִי (noḵrî).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nuxˈrɑ.jɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nuxˈrɑ.je] (plural)
Adjective
ܢܘܟܪܝܐ • (nūḵrāyā) m (plural ܢܘܟܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ)
Inflection
| person | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | f | m | f | |
| absolute | ܢܘܟܪܝ | ܢܘܟܪܝܐ | ܢܘܟܪܝܝܢ | ܢܘܟܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܘܟܪܝ | ܢܘܟܪܝܬ | ܢܘܟܪܝܝ | ܢܘܟܪܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܢܘܟܪܝܐ | ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ | ܢܘܟܪܝܐ | ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ |
Noun
ܢܘܟܪܝܐ • (nūḵrāyā) m (plural ܢܘܟܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܢܘܟܪܝ | 1st person | ܢܘܟܪܝܝ | ܢܘܟܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܘܟܪܝ | 2nd person | ܢܘܟܪܝܟ | ܢܘܟܪܝܟܝ | ܢܘܟܪܝܟܘܢ | ܢܘܟܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܘܟܪܝܐ | 3rd person | ܢܘܟܪܝܗ | ܢܘܟܪܝܗ | ܢܘܟܪܝܗܘܢ | ܢܘܟܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܢܘܟܪܝܝܢ | 1st person | ܢܘܟܪܝܝ | ܢܘܟܪܝܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܢܘܟܪܝܝ | 2nd person | ܢܘܟܪܝܝܟ | ܢܘܟܪܝܝܟܝ | ܢܘܟܪܝܝܟܘܢ | ܢܘܟܪܝܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܢܘܟܪܝܐ | 3rd person | ܢܘܟܪܝܘܗܝ | ܢܘܟܪܝܝܗ | ܢܘܟܪܝܝܗܘܢ | ܢܘܟܪܝܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “nwkry”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 7 May 2013
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 205a, b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 332a
- 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 899a