ܚܘܕܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From the root ܚ-ܕ-ܪ (ḥ-d-r), related to circling.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [xud.rɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ħuð.rɑː]
Noun
ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ • (ḳudra) m (plural ܚܘܼܕܪܹ̈ܐ (ḳudre))
- revolution
- (geometry) circle, circumference
- circuit, cycle, course, series
- circus, hippodrome
- Ellipsis of ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ ܕܡܲܪܕܝܼܬܵܐ (ḳudra d-mārdīta, “roundabout”).
Declension
Inflection of ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ (ḥudrā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܘܼܕܪܝܼ (ḥudrī) | ܚܘܼܕܪܲܢ (ḥudran) | ||
| construct | ܚܘܼܕܪ (ḥudr) | 2nd person | ܚܘܼܕܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥudruḵ) | ܚܘܼܕܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥudrāḵ) | ܚܘܼܕܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥudrāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ (ḥudrā) | 3rd person | ܚܘܼܕܪܹܗ (ḥudrēh) | ܚܘܼܕܪܘܿܗ̇ (ḥudroh) | ܚܘܼܕܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥudrhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܝܼ (ḥudrī) | ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܲܢ (ḥudran) | ||
| construct | ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܲܝ (ḥudray) | 2nd person | ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥudruḵ) | ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥudrāḵ) | ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥudrāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܘܼܕܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥudrē) | 3rd person | ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ (ḥudrwh) | ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥudroh) | ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥudrhon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܚ-ܕ-ܪ (ḥ-d-r), related to circling.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħuð.rɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxuð.rɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħuð.ro]
Noun
ܚܘܕܪܐ • (ḥūḏrā) m (plural ܚܘܕܪܐ (ḥūḏrē))
- revolution, circling, going around
- (geometry) circle; sphere; circumference
- circuit, cycle, course, series
- globe
- circus, hippodrome
- company
- diadem
- (ecclesiastical) khudhra, breviary of East Syrian rites
Inflection
Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.
declension of ܚܘܕܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܕܘܪ | ܚܘܕܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܕܘܪ | ܚܘܕܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܘܕܪܐ | ܚܘܕܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܘܕܪܝ | ܚܘܕܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܘܕܪܟ | ܚܘܕܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܘܕܪܟܝ | ܚܘܕܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܘܕܪܗ | ܚܘܕܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܘܕܪܗ | ܚܘܕܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܘܕܪܢ | ܚܘܕܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܘܕܪܟܘܢ | ܚܘܕܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܘܕܪܟܝܢ | ܚܘܕܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܘܕܪܗܘܢ | ܚܘܕܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܘܕܪܗܝܢ | ܚܘܕܪܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܒܚܘܕܪܐ (bə-ḥūḏrā)
- ܚܘܕܪܐ ܓܐܠܐܟܣܝܣ (ḥūḏrā gʾlʾksys)
- ܚܘܕܪܐܝܬ (ḥūḏrāʾīṯ)
- ܚܘܕܪܘܢܐ (ḥūḏrōnā)
- ܚܘܕܪܢܝܐ (ḥūḏrānāyā)
- ܚܘܕܪܢܐܝܬ (ḥūḏrānāʾīṯ)
- ܚܘܕܪܢܝܘܬܐ (ḥūḏrānāyūṯā)
- ܚܘܕܪܬܐ (ḥūḏrəṯā)
References
- “ḥwdrˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-05-08
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 97b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 130a
- 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 421b