ܕܪܐ
See also: ܕܕܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܕ-ܘ-ܪ (d-w-r) related to going around. Compare Arabic دَار (dār), Hebrew דּוֹר (dōr) and Old Armenian դար (dar), a Semitic borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [dɑre] (plural)
Noun
ܕܪܐ • (dārā) m (plural ܕܪܐ (dārē))
- generation, age, time, epoch
- circle or revolution of the year
- century, hundred years
- (ecclesiastical) procession
Inflection
inflection of ܕܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܪ | ܕܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܪ | ܕܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܪܐ | ܕܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܪܝ | ܕܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܪܟ | ܕܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܪܟܝ | ܕܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܪܗ | ܕܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܪܗ | ܕܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܪܢ | ܕܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܪܟܘܢ | ܕܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܪܟܝܢ | ܕܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܪܗܘܢ | ܕܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܪܗܝܢ | ܕܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܕ-ܪ-ܪ (d-r-r) related to fighting.
Alternative forms
- ܕܐܪܐ (darrā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [darrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [darre] (plural)
Noun
ܕܪܐ • (darrā) m (plural ܕܪܐ (darrē))
- wrestling, wrestling match
- contest
- striving, struggle
- fight, combat
- battle, war
Inflection
inflection of ܕܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܪ | ܕܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܪ | ܕܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܪܐ | ܕܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܪܝ | ܕܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܪܟ | ܕܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܪܟܝ | ܕܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܪܗ | ܕܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܪܗ | ܕܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܪܢ | ܕܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܪܟܘܢ | ܕܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܪܟܝܢ | ܕܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܪܗܘܢ | ܕܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܪܗܝܢ | ܕܪܝܗܝܢ |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɑre]
Noun
ܕܪܐ • (dārē)
- emphatic plural of ܕܪܬܐ (dārtā)
References
- “dr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-16
- “dr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-16
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 61b, 69b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 97a
- 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 319b