ܐܬܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܐ ܬ ܪ (ʾ t r) |
| 1 term |
Etymology
From Aramaic אַתְרָא (ʾaṯrā, “country; idem”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔaṯar-; cognate to Hebrew אֲשֶׁר (ashér, relative pronoun), אֲתָר (atár, “site”), Ge'ez አሰር (ʾäsär), አሠር (ʾäśär, “trace, vestige; way, road; relic”), Arabic أَثَر (ʔaṯar, “trace, vestige, impression, relic”) and Akkadian 𒆠 (ašrum, “place, site”).
Noun
ܐܲܬܪܵܐ • (atrā) m sg (plural ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (atrāwātē))
- country, land
- Ellipsis of ܐܲܬܪܵܐ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ (atrā d-aḇāhātē, “homeland, fatherland”).
- (by extension, popular) Assyria
- ܒܸܬ ܚܵܙܩܲܚ ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ ܠܐܲܬܪܵܐ ܒܢܝܼܣܵܢ.
- bit ḥāzqaḥ midrēy l-atrā bnīsān.
- We will go to Assyria again in April.
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܬܪܝܼ (atrī) |
ܐܲܬܪܲܢ (atran) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܬܲܪ (attar) |
2nd person | ܐܲܬܪܘܼܟ݂ (atruḵ) |
ܐܲܬܪܵܟ݂ܝ (atrāḵ) |
ܐܲܬܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (atrāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܬܪܵܐ (atrā) |
3rd person | ܐܲܬܪܹܗ (atrēh) |
ܐܲܬܪܘܿܗ̇ (atroh) |
ܐܲܬܪܗܘܿܢ (atrhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ (atrāwātī) |
ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܲܢ (atrāwātan) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ (atrāwāt) |
2nd person | ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (atrāwātuḵ) |
ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (atrāwātāḵ) |
ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (atrāwātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (atrāwātē) |
3rd person | ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ (atrāwātuh) |
ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (atrāwātoh) |
ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ (atrāwāthon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʔaṯar-. Cognate to Aramaic אַתְרָא (ʾaṯrā, “idem”), Hebrew אֲשֶׁר (ʾăšĕ́r, relative pronoun), Ge'ez አሰር (ʾäsär), አሠር (ʾäśär, “trace, vestige; way, road; relic”), Arabic أَثَر (ʔaṯar, “trace, vestige, impression, relic”), Akkadian 𒆠 (ašrum, “place, site”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʔaθ.rɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ˈʔaθ.re], [ʔaθ.rawˈwɑ.θɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܐܬܪܐ • (ʾaṯrā) m (plural ܐܬܪܘܬܐ (ʾaṯrawwāṯā) or ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrē))
Usage notes
Usually, the plural ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrē) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܐܬܪܘܬܐ (ʾaṯrawwāṯā) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).
Inflection
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܬܪ | ܐܬܪܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܬܪ | ܐܬܪܘܬ ,ܐܬܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܬܪܐ | ܐܬܪܘܬܐ ,ܐܬܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܬܪܝ | ܐܬܪܘܬܝ ,ܐܬܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܬܪܟ | ܐܬܪܘܬܟ ,ܐܬܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܬܪܟܝ | ܐܬܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܐܬܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܬܪܗ | ܐܬܪܘܬܗ ,ܐܬܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܬܪܗ | ܐܬܪܘܬܗ ,ܐܬܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܬܪܢ | ܐܬܪܘܬܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܬܪܟܘܢ | ܐܬܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܬܪܟܝܢ | ܐܬܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܬܪܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܬܪܗܘܢ | ܐܬܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܬܪܗܝܢ | ܐܬܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܐܬܪܝܐ (ʾaṯrāyā)
- ܐܬܪܢܝܐ (ʾaṯrānāyā)
Descendants
- Hebrew: אתר
References
- “ˀtr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-25
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 22b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 33a-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, pages 112b-113a