ܝܬܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܘ-ܬ-ܪ (w-t-r) related to being extra. Compare Arabic وَتَر (watar) and Hebrew יֶתֶר (yéṯer).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jaθrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [jaθre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܝܬܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܬܪܐ)
- rope, cord, string, fibre
- bowstring
- (anatomy) sinew, tendon
- (geometry) chord, diameter
- (architecture) beam
Inflection
inflection of ܝܬܪܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܝܬܪ | ܝܬܪܝܢ |
construct | ܝܬܪ | ܝܬܪܝ |
emphatic | ܝܬܪܐ | ܝܬܪܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܝܬܪܝ | ܝܬܪܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܝܬܪܟ | ܝܬܪܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܝܬܪܟܝ | ܝܬܪܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܝܬܪܗ | ܝܬܪܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܝܬܪܗ | ܝܬܪܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܝܬܪܢ | ܝܬܪܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܝܬܪܟܘܢ | ܝܬܪܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܝܬܪܟܝܢ | ܝܬܪܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܝܬܪܗܘܢ | ܝܬܪܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܝܬܪܗܝܢ | ܝܬܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ytr”, 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. 147a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 200b
- 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, pp. 590b-591a