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

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nuxrɑːjɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [nɪxrɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ • (nuḵrāyā) (feminine ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nuḵrāytā), plural ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nuḵrāyē))

  1. stranger
  2. 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 • (nuḵrāyām (plural ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nuḵrāyē), feminine ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nuḵrāytā))

  1. stranger
  2. foreigner, alien (in different senses: non-family member, one of a different town or city, one of a different nation or ethnicity, etc.)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ
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 • (nūḵrāyām (plural ܢܘܟܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ)

  1. strange, unusual
  2. foreign, alien, alienated
  3. other

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܟܪܝܐ
person singular plural
m f m f
absolute ܢܘܟܪܝ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܝܢ ܢܘܟܪܝܢ
construct ܢܘܟܪܝ ܢܘܟܪܝܬ ܢܘܟܪܝܝ ܢܘܟܪܝܬ
emphatic ܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ

Noun

ܢܘܟܪܝܐ • (nūḵrāyām (plural ܢܘܟܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ)

  1. stranger
  2. foreigner, alien
  3. separation, forsaking

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܟܪܝܐ
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