ܐܪܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܐܪܝܐ
Etymology
From the older form ܐܲܪܝܝܵܐ* (ʾaryəyā), from Aramaic אַרְיָא, from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-, compare Hebrew אַרְיֵה (aryé).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ar.jɑː]
Noun
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ • (aryā) m (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ (aryē), feminine ܐܲܪܝܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (aryīṯā) or ܐܲܪܝܼܬܵܐ (arītā))
- lion (A big cat, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe)
- ܢܸܡܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܫܵܪܟܝܼ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܲܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.
- nimrē w-aryē kē šārkī aḇḇā gawwānāyā min qam ḥakmā milyonē šinnē.
- Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܪܝܝܼ (aryī) | ܐܲܪܝܲܢ (aryan) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܪܝ (ar) | 2nd person | ܐܲܪܝܘܼܟ݂ (aryuḵ) | ܐܲܪܝܵܟ݂ܝ (aryāḵ) | ܐܲܪܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aryāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) | 3rd person | ܐܲܪܝܹܗ (aryēh) | ܐܲܪܝܘܿܗ̇ (aryoh) | ܐܲܪܝܗܘܿܢ (arihon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܝܼ (aryī) | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܲܢ (aryan) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܲܝ (aryay) | 2nd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܘܼܟ݂ (aryuḵ) | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܵܟ݂ܝ (aryāḵ) | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aryāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ (aryē) | 3rd person | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܘܗܝ (ariwh) | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܘܿܗ̇ (aryoh) | ܐܲܪ̈ܝܗܘܿܢ (arihon) | ||
Proper noun
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ • (aryā) m
- (astrology, astronomy) Leo (constellation and zodiac sign)
See also
| Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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| ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ♈︎ | ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ♉︎ | ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tʾomē) ♊︎ | ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā) ♋︎ | ||||||||
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| ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ♌︎ | ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ (btultā) ♍︎ | ܡܲܬܩܵܠܵܐ (matqālā) ♎︎ | ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ʿāqirḇā) ♏︎ | ||||||||
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| ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā) ♐︎ | ܓܲܕܝܵܐ (gadyā) ♑︎ | ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ♒︎ | ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nunē) ♓︎ | ||||||||
Classical Syriac
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Etymology
From the older form ܐܪܝܝܐ (ʾaryəyā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔarjɑ]
Noun
ܐܪܝܐ • (ʾaryā) m (plural ܐܪܝܘܬܐ (ʾarjawwāṯā), singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܝܘܬܐ (ʾaryūṯā))
- lion
- (pathology) leprosy
Usage notes
The absolute and construct states of this word are not used.
Inflection
declension of ܐܪܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | (ܐܪܝ) | (ܐܪܝܘܢ) |
| construct | (ܐܪܝ) | (ܐܪܝܘܬ) |
| emphatic | ܐܪܝܐ | ܐܪܝܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܪܝܝ | ܐܪܝܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܪܝܟ | ܐܪܝܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܪܝܟܝ | ܐܪܝܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܪܝܗ | ܐܪܝܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܪܝܗ | ܐܪܝܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܪܝܢ | ܐܪܝܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܪܝܟܘܢ | ܐܪܝܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܪܝܟܝܢ | ܐܪܝܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܪܝܗܘܢ | ܐܪܝܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܪܝܗܝܢ | ܐܪܝܘܬܗܝܢ |
Proper noun
ܐܪܝܐ • (ʾaryā) m
- (astrology, astronomy) Leo (constellation and zodiac sign)
References
- “ˀry”, 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 19b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 28b
- 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, page 98b
Turoyo
Etymology
From Aramaic אריא, from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-.
Noun
ܐܰܪܝܳܐ • (aryo) m (plural ܐܰܪܝܶܐ (arye))
- lion