ܝܥܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Hebrew יַעַר (yáʾar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jaʕrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [jaʕre] (plural)
Noun
ܝܥܪܐ • (yaʿrā) m (plural ܝܥܪܐ (yaʿrē))
- thicket, shrubbery, brushwood
- bramble, briar
- (horticulture) sucker
- (figuratively) sin; adversity, misfortune
Inflection
inflection of ܝܥܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܝܥܪ | ܝܥܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܝܥܪ | ܝܥܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܝܥܪܐ | ܝܥܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܝܥܪܝ | ܝܥܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܝܥܪܟ | ܝܥܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܝܥܪܟܝ | ܝܥܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܝܥܪܗ | ܝܥܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܝܥܪܗ | ܝܥܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܝܥܪܢ | ܝܥܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܝܥܪܟܘܢ | ܝܥܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܝܥܪܟܝܢ | ܝܥܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܝܥܪܗܘܢ | ܝܥܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܝܥܪܗܝܢ | ܝܥܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “yˁr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “[yˀrˀtˀ]”, 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 143a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 194b
- 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 v