ܟܘܪܐ

See also: ܟܘܕܐ‎

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒆠𒉈 (/kuru/, “crucible, kiln, brazier; log, thick reed; short reed mat, collection of reeds”), likely coined from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, “a bundle”), hence a place of burning bundles of firewood or tinder; compare Arabic كُور‎ (kūr) and Hebrew כּוּר‎ (kûr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kurɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [kure] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kūrā) m (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kūrē))

furnace, crucible, kiln, oven
Synonym: ܐܬܘܢܐ‎ (ʾattūnā)
fire, hearth

Inflection

inflection of ܟܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܪ‎	ܟܘܪܝܢ‎
construct	ܟܘܪ‎	ܟܘܪܝ‎
emphatic	ܟܘܪܐ	ܟܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܪܝ‎	ܟܘܪܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܟ‎	ܟܘܪܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܝ‎	ܟܘܪܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܪܗ‎	ܟܘܪܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܪܗ‎	ܟܘܪܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܪܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܘܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܝܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܗܘܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܗܝܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ‎

Descendants

(taking Classical Syriac as representative for all Semitic)

Georgian: ქურა (kura)
Old Armenian: քուրայ (kʿuray)
Persian: کوره‎ (kôre)
Arabic: كُور‎ (kūr)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek χώρᾱ (khṓrā).

Alternative forms

ܟܘܪ‎ (kōr)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [korɑ]

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kōrā) f (plural ܟܘܪܣ‎ (kōras) or ܟܘܪܘܣ‎ (kōrās))

land, country
Synonyms: ܐܪܥܐ‎ (ʾarʿā), ܡܬܐ‎ (māṯā), ܐܬܪܐ‎ (ʾaṯrā)
province, region, district
Synonyms: ܫܒܒܘܬܐ‎ (šəḇāḇūṯā), ܦܢܝܬܐ‎ (pənīṯā), ܐܬܪܐ‎ (ʾaṯrā), ܩܪܝܬܐ‎ (qərīṯā)
neighbourhood
Synonyms: ܫܒܒܘܬܐ‎ (šəḇāḇūṯā), ܩܘܪܒܐ‎ (qurbā), ܟܦܪܘܢܐ‎ (kap̄rōnā)

Descendants

→ Arabic: كُورَة‎ (kūra)
→ Old Armenian: քորայ (kʿoray)

Etymology 3

Compare ܟܘܪܬܐ‎ (kawwārtā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kawwɑrɑ], [k(ə)wɑrɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [kawwɑre], [k(ə)wɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kawwārā) c (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kawwārē))

beehive

Inflection

inflection of ܟܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܪ‎	ܟܘܪܝܢ‎
construct	ܟܘܪ‎	ܟܘܪܝ‎
emphatic	ܟܘܪܐ	ܟܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܪܝ‎	ܟܘܪܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܟ‎	ܟܘܪܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܝ‎	ܟܘܪܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܪܗ‎	ܟܘܪܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܪܗ‎	ܟܘܪܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܪܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܘܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܝܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܗܘܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܗܝܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 4

From Akkadian 𒄥 (/kurru/), ultimately from Sumerian 𒄥 (GUR, “a bundle of barley; standard unit of capacity”), which is also the origin of the above word for beehive and of ܟܪܬܐ‎ (kārtā, “bundle; burden”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [korɑ], [k(ə)wɑrɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [kore], [k(ə)wɑrɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kōrā, kwārā) m (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kōrē, kwārē))

cor/kor, homer

Inflection

inflection of ܟܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܪ‎	ܟܘܪܝܢ‎
construct	ܟܘܪ‎	ܟܘܪܝ‎
emphatic	ܟܘܪܐ	ܟܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܪܝ‎	ܟܘܪܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܟ‎	ܟܘܪܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܝ‎	ܟܘܪܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܪܗ‎	ܟܘܪܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܪܗ‎	ܟܘܪܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܪܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܘܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܝܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܗܘܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܗܝܢ‎	ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ‎

References

“kwr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“kwr³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“kwr⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“kwr”, 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 154a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 210b-211a
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 612b