ܟܝܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Possibly a misreading of ܟܢܪܐ (kennārā) or related to ܟܝܪܬܐ (kīrattā, “writing”).
Pronunciation
Uncertain.
Noun
ܟܝܪܐ • ( ) m (uncountable)
- (possibly) writing, calligraphy
Inflection
declension of ܟܝܪܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܝܪ |
| construct | ܟܝܪ |
| emphatic | ܟܝܪܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܝܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܝܪܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܝܪܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܝܪܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܝܪܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܝܪܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܝܪܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܝܪܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܝܪܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܝܪܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek χήρᾱ (khḗrā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kirɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kire] (plural)
Noun
ܟܝܪܐ • (kīrā) f (plural ܟܝܪܐ (kīrē))
- widow
Inflection
inflection of ܟܝܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܝܪ | ܟܝܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܝܪ | ܟܝܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܝܪܐ | ܟܝܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܝܪܝ | ܟܝܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܝܪܟ | ܟܝܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܝܪܟܝ | ܟܝܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܝܪܗ | ܟܝܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܝܪܗ | ܟܝܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܝܪܢ | ܟܝܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܝܪܟܘܢ | ܟܝܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܝܪܟܝܢ | ܟܝܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܝܪܗܘܢ | ܟܝܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܝܪܗܝܢ | ܟܝܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From Arabic خِيَار (ḵiyār), from Persian خیار (xiyâr), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 (xyār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k(ə)jɑrɑ], [x(ə)jɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [k(ə)jɑre], [x(ə)jɑre] (plural)
Noun
ܟܝܪܐ • (kyārā, ḵyārā) m (plural ܟܝܪܐ (kyārē, ḵyārē))
- cucumber
Inflection
inflection of ܟܝܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܝܪ | ܟܝܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܝܪ | ܟܝܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܝܪܐ | ܟܝܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܝܪܝ | ܟܝܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܝܪܟ | ܟܝܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܝܪܟܝ | ܟܝܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܝܪܗ | ܟܝܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܝܪܗ | ܟܝܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܝܪܢ | ܟܝܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܝܪܟܘܢ | ܟܝܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܝܪܟܝܢ | ܟܝܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܝܪܗܘܢ | ܟܝܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܝܪܗܝܢ | ܟܝܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “kyr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “kyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “kyrˀ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 213b, 625a
- 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 620b