ܢܘܪܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܘ ܪ (n w r)
2 terms

From ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrā, fire) +‎ -ܢܝܐ (-nāyā, the intensive attributive adjective ending). Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, calque of Ancient Greek πῡρᾰμῐ́ς (pūrămĭ́s) based of the popular folk etymology of it being derived of πῦρ (pûr, fire).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nuːrɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (nūrānāyā) (feminine ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (nūrānāytā), plural ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē))

  1. pyramidal

Noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (nūrānāyām sg (plural ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē))

  1. (architecture, Egyptology) pyramid (ancient massive construction)
    ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ ܕܓܝܼܙܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܒܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܩܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ ܥܲܬܝܼܩܬܵܐ.
    nūrānāyē rabbē d-gīzā pīšē ìwā binyē ayḵ qaḇrē gāw miṣrēn ˁatīqtā.
    The Great Pyramids of Giza were built as tombs in Ancient Egypt.
  2. (geometry) pyramid (solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal base)
  3. (management, psychology) pyramid, hierarchy
    Synonym: ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܐ (tiḡmā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝ (nūrānāy) 1st person ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܝܼ (nūrānāyī) ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܲܢ (nūrānāyan)
construct ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝ (nūrānāy) 2nd person ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nūrānāyōḵ) ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrānāyāḵ) ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrānāyawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nūrānāyā) 3rd person ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܹܗ (nūrānāyēh) ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (nūrānāyāh) ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (nūrānāyhōn)
plural absolute ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܝܼܢ (nūrānāyīn) 1st person ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܝܼ (nūrānāyī) ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܲܢ (nūrānāyan)
construct ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܲܝ (nūrānāyay) 2nd person ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nūrānāyōḵ) ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrānāyāḵ) ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrānāyawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē) 3rd person ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܘܼܗܝ (nūrānāyūh) ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (nūrānāyōh) ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (nūrānāyayhōn)