ܢܘܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܢܘܪܐ (ܕܩܠܐ)
ܢܘܪܐ (ܡܚܙܝܬܐ)
Etymology 1
From Aramaic נוּרָא (nūrā), from Proto-Semitic *nūr- (“light”); compare Arabic نُور (nūr) and Hebrew נוּר (nûr).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [nuːrɑː]
Noun
ܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (nurā) m (plural ܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nurē) or ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (nurāwātē))
- fire (self-sustaining chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering)
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nurā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܢܘܼܪܝܼ (nurī) | ܢܘܼܪܲܢ (nuran) | ||
| construct | ܢܘܼܪ (nur) | 2nd person | ܢܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (nuruḵ) | ܢܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nurāḵ) | ܢܘܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nurāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nurā) | 3rd person | ܢܘܼܪܹܗ (nurēh) | ܢܘܼܪܘܿܗ̇ (nuroh) | ܢܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (nurhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ (nurāwātī) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܲܢ (nurāwātan) | ||
| construct | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ (nurāwāt) | 2nd person | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (nurāwātuḵ) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (nurāwātāḵ) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nurāwātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nurē) | 3rd person | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ (nurāwātuh) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (nurāwātoh) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ (nurāwāthon) | ||
See also
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ (bahrā, “light”), ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ (nuhrā)
Etymology 2
From Aramaic נַורָא (nawrā), from Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /nāmaru/).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [nɑwːrɑː]
Noun
ܢܵܘܪܵܐ • (nāwrā) m (plural ܢܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ (nāwrē))
- mirror (smooth reflecting surface usually made of glass)
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nurā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܢܘܼܪܝܼ (nurī) | ܢܘܼܪܲܢ (nuran) | ||
| construct | ܢܘܼܪ (nur) | 2nd person | ܢܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (nuruḵ) | ܢܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nurāḵ) | ܢܘܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nurāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nurā) | 3rd person | ܢܘܼܪܹܗ (nurēh) | ܢܘܼܪܘܿܗ̇ (nuroh) | ܢܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (nurhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܝܼ (nurī) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܢ (nuran) | ||
| construct | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ (nuray) | 2nd person | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (nuruḵ) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (nurāḵ) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nurāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nurē) | 3rd person | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܘܗܝ (nurwh) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nuroh) | ܢܘܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nurhon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *nūr-. Cognate with Arabic نُور (nūr) and Hebrew נוּר (nûr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nurɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܢܘܪܐ • (nūrā’) f (plural ܢܘܪܘܬܐ)
- fire, conflagration
- (in the plural) volcanoes
Inflection
declension of ܢܘܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܘܪ | ܢܘܪܘܢ |
| construct | ܢܘܪ | ܢܘܪܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܢܘܪܐ | ܢܘܪܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܘܪܝ | ܢܘܪܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܘܪܟ | ܢܘܪܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܘܪܟܝ | ܢܘܪܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܘܪܗ | ܢܘܪܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܘܪܗ | ܢܘܪܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܘܪܢ | ܢܘܪܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܘܪܟܘܢ | ܢܘܪܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܘܪܟܝܢ | ܢܘܪܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܘܪܗܘܢ | ܢܘܪܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܘܪܗܝܢ | ܢܘܪܘܬܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- ܝܩܕܐ
- ܝܩܕܬܐ
Derived terms
- ܒܝܬ ܢܘܪܐ (bēṯ nūrā, “fire temple”)
Etymology 2
From Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /nāmaru/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nawre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ)
- mirror
- Synonyms: ܡܚܙܝܬܐ, ܡܚܙܝܐ, ܒܝܬ ܡܚܙܝܐ
Inflection
inflection of ܢܘܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܘܪ | ܢܘܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܘܪ | ܢܘܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܘܪܐ | ܢܘܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܘܪܝ | ܢܘܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܘܪܟ | ܢܘܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܘܪܟܝ | ܢܘܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܘܪܗ | ܢܘܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܘܪܗ | ܢܘܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܘܪܢ | ܢܘܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܘܪܟܘܢ | ܢܘܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܘܪܟܝܢ | ܢܘܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܘܪܗܘܢ | ܢܘܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܘܪܗܝܢ | ܢܘܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܪ (n-w-r) related to shying.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [n(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)
- shying, dreading, fearing
Inflection
declension of ܢܘܪܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܘܪ |
| construct | ܢܘܪ |
| emphatic | ܢܘܪܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܘܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܘܪܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܘܪܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܘܪܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܘܪܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܘܪܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܘܪܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܘܪܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܘܪܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܘܪܗܝܢ |
Etymology 4
From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܪ (n-w-r) related to shying.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nawwɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nawwɑre(ʔ)] (plural)
Adjective
ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܪܬܐ)
- terrified, fearful, daunted
Inflection
declension of ܢܘܪܐ
| masculine | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܘܪ | ܢܘܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܘܪ | ܢܘܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܘܪܐ | ܢܘܪܐ |
| feminine | singular | plural |
| absolute | ܢܘܪܐ | ܢܘܪܢ |
| construct | ܢܘܪܬ | ܢܘܪܬ |
| emphatic | ܢܘܪܬܐ | ܢܘܪܬܐ |
References
- “nwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-22
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 200b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 334a-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. 904a-b