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 • (nūrā) m (plural ܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nūrē) or ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nūrawwāṯā))
- fire
- (figurative, colloquial) highly expensive item, expensive price
- ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܢܘܼܪܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ!
- lḇūšē hālēn nūrā ìnā!
- These clothes are very expensive!
Inflection
| 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
- ܢܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (nurrāyā)
- ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܐ (nurrānā)
- ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nūrānāyā)
Proper noun
ܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (nūrā) m
- (euphemistic) Hell
Etymology 2
From Aramaic נַורָא (nawrā), from Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /nāmarum/).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܢܲܘܪܵܐ • (nawrā) m (plural ܢܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (nawrē))
Inflection
| 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 • (nūrā) f (plural ܢܘܪܘܬܐ (nūrwāṯā))
- fire, conflagration
- (in the plural) volcanoes
Inflection
| 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 • (nawrā) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ (nawrē))
Inflection
| 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 • (nəwārā) m(uncountable)
Inflection
| 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 • (nawwārā) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ (nawwārē), singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܪܬܐ (nawwārtā))
Inflection
| 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