ܕܝܪܐ
See also: ܪܝܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܕ-ܘ-ܪ (d-w-r) related to dwelling. Compare Arabic دَيْر (dayr) and Hebrew דִּיר (dîr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dajrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [dajre(ʔ)], [dajrɑθɑ(ʔ)], [dajrawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܕܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܕܝܪܘܬܐ or ܕܝܪܬܐ or ܕܝܪܐ)
- dwelling, habitation
- (usually feminine gender) monastery, convent
- lodge
- cote, fold
- den
Usage notes
The plurals ܕܝܪܬܐ (dayrāṯāʾ) and ܕܝܪܘܬܐ (dayrawwāṯāʾ) are used for the sense of "monastery" while the plural ܕܝܪܐ (dayrēʾ) is used for other senses.
Inflection
declension of ܕܝܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܝܪ | ܕܝܪܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܝܪ | ܕܝܪܘܬ ,ܕܝܪܬ ,ܕܝܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܝܪܐ | ܕܝܪܘܬܐ ,ܕܝܪܬܐ ,ܕܝܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܝܪܝ | ܕܝܪܘܬܝ ,ܕܝܪܬܝ ,ܕܝܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܝܪܟ | ܕܝܪܘܬܟ ,ܕܝܪܬܟ ,ܕܝܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܝܪܟܝ | ܕܝܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܕܝܪܬܟܝ ,ܕܝܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܝܪܗ | ܕܝܪܘܬܗ ,ܕܝܪܬܗ ,ܕܝܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܝܪܗ | ܕܝܪܘܬܗ ,ܕܝܪܬܗ ,ܕܝܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܝܪܢ | ܕܝܪܘܬܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܝܪܟܘܢ | ܕܝܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܝܪܟܝܢ | ܕܝܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܝܪܗܘܢ | ܕܝܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܝܪܗܝܢ | ܕܝܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Arabic: دير
Etymology 2
Modified from above. Compare Arabic دَيَّار (dayyār) and Hebrew דַּיָּר (dayyār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dajjɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [dajjɑre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܕܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܝܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܝܪܬܐ)
- dweller, inhabitant
Inflection
inflection of ܕܝܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܝܪ | ܕܝܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܝܪ | ܕܝܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܝܪܐ | ܕܝܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܝܪܝ | ܕܝܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܝܪܟ | ܕܝܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܝܪܟܝ | ܕܝܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܝܪܗ | ܕܝܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܝܪܗ | ܕܝܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܝܪܢ | ܕܝܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܝܪܟܘܢ | ܕܝܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܝܪܟܝܢ | ܕܝܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܝܪܗܘܢ | ܕܝܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܝܪܗܝܢ | ܕܝܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “dyr”, 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, pp. 61b-62a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 91a-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, p. 300a