ܟܘܪܐ

From Akkadian 𒆠𒉈 (/kuru/, “crucible, kiln, brazier; log, thick reed; short reed mat, collection of reeds”), likely coined from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, “a bundle”), hence a place of burning bundles of firewood or tinder; compare Arabic كُور‎ (kūr) and Hebrew כּוּר‎ (kûr).

• IPA^(key): [kurɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kure] (plural)

ܟܘܪܐ • (kūrā) m (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kūrē))

1. furnace, crucible, kiln, oven

   Synonym: ܐܬܘܢܐ‎ (ʾattūnā)

2. fire, hearth

(taking Classical Syriac as representative for all Semitic)

• Georgian: ქურა (kura)
• Old Armenian: քուրայ (kʿuray)
• Persian: کوره‎ (kôre)
• Arabic: كُور‎ (kūr)

From Ancient Greek χώρᾱ (khṓrā).

• ܟܘܪ‎ (kōr)

• IPA^(key): [korɑ]

ܟܘܪܐ • (kōrā) f (plural ܟܘܪܣ‎ (kōras) or ܟܘܪܘܣ‎ (kōrās))

1. land, country

   Synonyms: ܐܪܥܐ‎ (ʾarʿā), ܡܬܐ‎ (māṯā), ܐܬܪܐ‎ (ʾaṯrā)

2. province, region, district

   Synonyms: ܫܒܒܘܬܐ‎ (šəḇāḇūṯā), ܦܢܝܬܐ‎ (pənīṯā), ܐܬܪܐ‎ (ʾaṯrā), ܩܪܝܬܐ‎ (qərīṯā)

3. neighbourhood

   Synonyms: ܫܒܒܘܬܐ‎ (šəḇāḇūṯā), ܩܘܪܒܐ‎ (qurbā), ܟܦܪܘܢܐ‎ (kap̄rōnā)

• → Arabic: كُورَة‎ (kūra)
• → Old Armenian: քորայ (kʿoray)

Compare ܟܘܪܬܐ‎ (kawwārtā).

• IPA^(key): [kawwɑrɑ], [k(ə)wɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kawwɑre], [k(ə)wɑre] (plural)

ܟܘܪܐ • (kawwārā) c (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kawwārē))

1. beehive

From Akkadian 𒄥 (/kurru/), ultimately from Sumerian 𒄥 (GUR, “a bundle of barley; standard unit of capacity”), which is also the origin of the above word for beehive and of ܟܪܬܐ‎ (kārtā, “bundle; burden”).

• IPA^(key): [korɑ], [k(ə)wɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kore], [k(ə)wɑrɑ] (plural)

ܟܘܪܐ • (kōrā, kwārā) m (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kōrē, kwārē))

1. cor/kor, homer

• “kwr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kwr³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kwr⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kwr”, 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, page 154a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 210b-211a
• 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 612b