ܝܪܚܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic יַרחָא (yarḥā), from Proto-Semitic *warḫ-; compare Hebrew יָרֵחַ (yaréakh, “moon”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [jar.ħɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [jar.xɑː]
Noun
ܝܲܪܚܵܐ • (yarḵā) m sg (plural ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ (yarḵē))
- month (A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.)
- ܟܠ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܢܝܼܣܵܢ ܝܲܪܚܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ
- kul šētā nīsān yarḵā brīḵā ìlēh.
- Every year April is a blessed month.
- ܒܸܬ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܒܚܙܘܼܩܝܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ.
- bit āzaḵ b-ḵzuqyā qā tlātā yarḵē.
- We're going on a trip for three months.
- Luke 1:36:
- ܘܗܵܐ ܐܘܼܦ ܐܹܠܝܼܫܒ݂ܲܥ ܚܸܙܡܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܒܣܲܝܒܘܼܬܵܐ، ܘܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܲܪܚܵܐ ܕܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܩܪܝܼܬܵܐ ܥܩܲܪܬܵܐ.
- w-hā up ēlišḇaʿ ḥizmāḵ bṭintā ìlāh bronā bsaybutā, w-ʾāhā yarḥā d-ʾištā ìlēh l-ay dkē pāyšā qrītā ʿqartā.
- Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.
Inflection
Inflection of ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (yarḥā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܝܲܪܚܝܼ (yarḥī) | ܝܲܪܚܲܢ (yarḥan) | ||
| construct | ܝܲܪܚ (yarḥ) | 2nd person | ܝܲܪܚܘܼܟ݂ (yarḥuḵ) | ܝܲܪܚܵܟ݂ܝ (yarḥāḵ) | ܝܲܪܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarḥāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (yarḥā) | 3rd person | ܝܲܪܚܹܗ (yarḥēh) | ܝܲܪܚܘܿܗ̇ (yarḥoh) | ܝܲܪܚܗܘܿܢ (yarḥhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܝܲܪ̈ܚܝܼ (yarḥī) | ܝܲܪ̈ܚܲܢ (yarḥan) | ||
| construct | ܝܲܪ̈ܚܲܝ (yarḥay) | 2nd person | ܝܲܪ̈ܚܘܼܟ݂ (yarḥuḵ) | ܝܲܪ̈ܚܵܟ݂ܝ (yarḥāḵ) | ܝܲܪ̈ܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yarḥāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ (yarḥē) | 3rd person | ܝܲܪ̈ܚܘܗܝ (yarḥwh) | ܝܲܪ̈ܚܘܿܗ̇ (yarḥoh) | ܝܲܪ̈ܚܗܘܿܢ (yarḥhon) | ||
See also
- ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā, “season”)
- ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (zawnā, “time”)
- ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā, “day”)
- ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ (surgādā, “calendar”)
- ܫܲܒ݂ܘܼܥܵܐ (šawuʿā, “week”)
- ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šētā, “year”)
| Gregorian calendar months in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ ܕܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ ܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܝܵܐ (yarḥē d-surgādā māwlādāyā) (layout · text) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| January | February | March | April |
| ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (kānon ḥārāyā) | ܫܒ݂ܵܛ (šḇāṭ) | ܐܵܕܵܪ (ādār) | ܢܝܼܣܵܢ (nīsān) |
| May | June | July | August |
| ܐܝܼܵܪ (īyār) | ܚܙܝܼܪܵܢ (ḥzīrān) | ܬܵܡܘܿܙ (tāmoz) | ܐܵܒ (āb), ܛܲܒܵܚ (ṭabbāḥ) |
| September | October | November | December |
| ܐܝܼܠܘܿܠ (īlol) | ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (tišrin qamāyā) | ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (tišrin ḥārāyā) | ܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (kānon qamāyā) |
References
- “ܝܲܪܚܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, (please provide a date or year)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *warḫ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jarħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [jarħe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܝܪܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܪܚܐ)
- month
Inflection
declension of ܝܪܚܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܝܪܚ | ܝܪܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܪܚ ,ܐܝܪܚ ,ܝܪܚ | ܝܪܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܝܪܚܐ | ܝܪܚܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܝܪܚܝ | ܝܪܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܝܪܚܟ | ܝܪܚܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܝܪܚܟܝ | ܝܪܚܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܝܪܚܗ | ܝܪܚܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܝܪܚܗ | ܝܪܚܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܝܪܚܢ | ܝܪܚܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܝܪܚܟܘܢ | ܝܪܚܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܝܪܚܟܝܢ | ܝܪܚܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܝܪܚܗܘܢ | ܝܪܚܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܝܪܚܗܝܢ | ܝܪܚܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܝܪܚܘܢܐ
- ܝܪܚܘܬܐ
- ܝܪܚܢܐܝܬ
- ܝܪܚܢܝܐ
- ܪܝܫ ܝܪܚܐ
References
- “yrḥ”, 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, p. 145a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 197a-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. 584a
Turoyo
Etymology
From Aramaic ܝܪܚܐ (yarḥā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (singular) /jarħo/
- IPA(key): (plural) /jarħe/
Noun
ܝܰܪܚܳܐ • (yarḥo) m (plural ܝܰܪܚܶܐ (yarḥe))
- month
See also
- ܫܰܬܳܐ (šato, “year”)
- ܫܰܒܬ݂ܳܐ (šabṯo, “week”)
- ܝܰܘܡܳܐ (yawmo, “day”)
- ܣܰܥܰܐ (saca, “hour”), ܫܳܥܬ݂ܳܐ (šocṯo, “hour”)
- ܕܰܩܩܰܐ (daqqa, “minute”), ܩܰܛܷܢܬܳܐ (qaṭënto, “minute”)
- ܨܰܢܝـܝܶܐ (ṣaniye, “second”), ܪܦܳܦܳܐ (rfofo, “second”)