ܢܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Inherited from Aramaic נוּרָא (nūrā), from Proto-Semitic *nūr- (light); compare Arabic نَار (nār) and Hebrew נוּר (nûr). Doublet of ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ (nuhrā, light).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nuːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (nūrām (plural ܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nūrē) or ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nūrawwāṯā))

  1. fire
  2. (figurative, colloquial) highly expensive item, expensive price
    ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܢܘܼܪܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ!
    lḇūšē hālēn nūrā ìnā!
    These clothes are very expensive!
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܘܼܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܘܼܪ (nūr) 1st person ܢܘܼܪܝܼ (nūrī) ܢܘܼܪܲܢ (nūran)
construct ܢܘܼܪ (nūr) 2nd person ܢܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (nūrōḵ) ܢܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrāḵ) ܢܘܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrā) 3rd person ܢܘܼܪܹܗ (nūrēh) ܢܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (nūrāh) ܢܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (nurhōn)
plural absolute ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܢ (nūrawwān) 1st person ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (nūrawwāṯī) ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (nūrawwāṯan)
construct ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ (nūrawwāṯ) 2nd person ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (nūrawwāṯōḵ) ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrawwāṯāḵ) ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrawwāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nūrawwāṯā) 3rd person ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (nūrawwāṯēh) ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (nūrawwāṯāh) ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (nūrawwāṯhōn)
Derived terms

Proper noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (nūrām

  1. (euphemistic) Hell

Etymology 2

From Aramaic נַורָא (nawrā), from Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /⁠nāmarum⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nɑw.rɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [noːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܲܘܪܵܐ • (nawrām (plural ܢܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (nawrē))

  1. mirror
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܲܘܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܘܿܪ (nōr) 1st person ܢܲܘܪܝܼ (nawrī) ܢܲܘܪܲܢ (nawran)
construct ܢܘܿܪ (nōr) 2nd person ܢܲܘܪܘܼܟ݂ (nawrōḵ) ܢܲܘܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nawrāḵ) ܢܲܘܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nawrawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܲܘܪܵܐ (nawrā) 3rd person ܢܲܘܪܹܗ (nawrēh) ܢܲܘܪܵܗ̇ (nawrāh) ܢܲܘܪܗܘܿܢ (nawrhōn)
plural absolute ܢܲܘܪ̈ܝܼܢ (nawrīn) 1st person ܢܲܘܪ̈ܝܼ (nawrī) ܢܲܘܪ̈ܲܢ (nawran)
construct ܢܲܘܪ̈ܲܝ (nawray) 2nd person ܢܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (nawrōḵ) ܢܲܘܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (nawrāḵ) ܢܲܘܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nawrawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (nawrē) 3rd person ܢܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (nawrūh) ܢܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (nawrōh) ܢܲܘܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (nawrayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *nūr-. Cognate with Arabic نُور (nūr) and Hebrew נוּר (nûr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nurɑ]

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (nūrāf (plural ܢܘܪܘܬܐ (nūrwāṯā))

  1. fire, conflagration
    Synonyms: ܝܩܕܐ (yaqdā), ܝܩܕܬܐ (yāqeḏtā)
  2. (in the plural) volcanoes
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܘܪ 1st person ܢܘܪܝ ܢܘܪܢ
construct ܢܘܪ 2nd person ܢܘܪܟ ܢܘܪܟܝ ܢܘܪܟܘܢ ܢܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܢܘܪܗ ܢܘܪܗ ܢܘܪܗܘܢ ܢܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܢܘܪܘܢ 1st person ܢܘܪܘܬܝ ܢܘܪܘܬܢ
construct ܢܘܪܘܬ 2nd person ܢܘܪܘܬܟ ܢܘܪܘܬܟܝ ܢܘܪܘܬܟܘܢ ܢܘܪܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܘܪܘܬܐ 3rd person ܢܘܪܘܬܗ ܢܘܪܘܬܗ ܢܘܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܢܘܪܘܬܗܝܢ
Derived terms
  • ܒܝܬ ܢܘܪܐ (bēṯ nūrā, fire temple)

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /⁠nāmarum⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nawrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nawre] (plural)

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (nawrām (plural ܢܘܪܐ (nawrē))

  1. mirror
    Synonyms: ܡܚܙܝܬܐ, ܡܚܙܝܐ, ܒܝܬ ܡܚܙܝܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܘܪ 1st person ܢܘܪܝ ܢܘܪܢ
construct ܢܘܪ 2nd person ܢܘܪܟ ܢܘܪܟܝ ܢܘܪܟܘܢ ܢܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܘܪܐ 3rd person ܢܘܪܗ ܢܘܪܗ ܢܘܪܗܘܢ ܢܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܢܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܢܘܪܝ ܢܘܪܝܢ
construct ܢܘܪܝ 2nd person ܢܘܪܝܟ ܢܘܪܝܟܝ ܢܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܢܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܘܪܐ 3rd person ܢܘܪܘܗܝ ܢܘܪܝܗ ܢܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܢܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3.1

Root
ܢ ܘ ܪ
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [n(ə)wɑrɑ]

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (nəwārām(uncountable)

  1. shying, dreading, fearing
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܘܪ 1st person ܢܘܪܝ ܢܘܪܢ
construct ܢܘܪ 2nd person ܢܘܪܟ ܢܘܪܟܝ ܢܘܪܟܘܢ ܢܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܘܪܐ 3rd person ܢܘܪܗ ܢܘܪܗ ܢܘܪܗܘܢ ܢܘܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 3.2

Root
ܢ ܘ ܪ
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nawwɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nawwɑre] (plural)

Adjective

ܢܘܪܐ • (nawwārām (plural ܢܘܪܐ (nawwārē), singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܪܬܐ (nawwārtā))

  1. terrified, fearful, daunted
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܘܪܐ
person singular plural
m f m f
absolute ܢܘܪ ܢܘܪܐ ܢܘܪܝܢ ܢܘܪܢ
construct ܢܘܪ ܢܘܪܬ ܢܘܪܝ ܢܘܪܬ
emphatic ܢܘܪܐ ܢܘܪܬܐ ܢܘܪܐ ܢܘܪܬܐ

References

  • nwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 22 November 2011
  • nwr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • nwr”, 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 200b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 334a–b
  • 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 904a–b