ܢܘܗܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܢ-ܗ-ܪ (n-h-r) related to shining.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nuhrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nuhre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܢܘܗܪܐ • (nuhrā) m (plural ܢܘܗܪܐ)
- light, brightness
- sight, eyesight
- insight, enlightenment
- explication, commentary
- brilliance
- honor/honour
Inflection
declension of ܢܘܗܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܗܘܪ | ܢܘܗܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܗܘܪ | ܢܘܗܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܘܗܪܐ | ܢܘܗܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܘܗܪܝ | ܢܘܗܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܘܗܪܟ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܘܗܪܟܝ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܘܗܪܗ | ܢܘܗܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܘܗܪܗ | ܢܘܗܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܘܗܪܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܘܗܪܟܘܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܘܗܪܟܝܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܘܗܪܗܘܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܘܗܪܗܝܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܢ-ܗ-ܪ (n-h-r) related to shining.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nuhhɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nuhhɑre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܢܘܗܪܐ • (nuhhārā) m (plural ܢܘܗܪܐ)
- illumination
- enlightenment
- instruction, elucidation, commentary
- comment, note
Inflection
inflection of ܢܘܗܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܘܗܪ | ܢܘܗܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܘܗܪ | ܢܘܗܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܘܗܪܐ | ܢܘܗܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܘܗܪܝ | ܢܘܗܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܘܗܪܟ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܘܗܪܟܝ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܘܗܪܗ | ܢܘܗܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܘܗܪܗ | ܢܘܗܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܘܗܪܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܘܗܪܟܘܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܘܗܪܟܝܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܘܗܪܗܘܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܘܗܪܗܝܢ | ܢܘܗܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “nhwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “nwhr”, 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. 198b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 330b
- 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. 896a-b