ܢܝܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Derived from Akkadian 𒉌𒄿𒊒 (nīru, “yoke, crossbeam”); cognate with Arabic نِير (nīr), and Hebrew נִיר (nîr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nirɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nire(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܢܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܝܪܐ)
- yoke (for oxen)
- beam (of a loom)
- weft, woof
- (figuratively) service, servitude, bondage
- tie of a vine to its prop
Inflection
inflection of ܢܝܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܝܪ | ܢܝܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܝܪ | ܢܝܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܝܪܐ | ܢܝܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܝܪܝ | ܢܝܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܝܪܟ | ܢܝܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܝܪܟܝ | ܢܝܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܝܪܗ | ܢܝܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܝܪܗ | ܢܝܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܝܪܢ | ܢܝܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܝܪܟܘܢ | ܢܝܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܝܪܟܝܢ | ܢܝܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܝܪܗܘܢ | ܢܝܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܝܪܗܝܢ | ܢܝܪܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- (beam; weft): ܢܘܠܐ
Descendants
- Arabic: نِير (nīr)
Proper noun
ܢܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m
- (astronomy) star in Ursa Minor, possibly Pherkad (Gamma Ursae Minoris)
References
- “nyr”, 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. 203b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 339a
- 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. 916a