ܟܝܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Possibly a misreading of ܟܢܪܐ‎ (kennārā) or related to ܟܝܪܬܐ‎ (kīrattā, “writing”).

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܟܝܪܐ • ( ) m (uncountable)

  1. (possibly) writing, calligraphy
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek χήρᾱ (khḗrā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kirɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kire] (plural)

Noun

ܟܝܪܐ • (kīrā) f (plural ܟܝܪܐ (kīrē))

  1. widow
Inflection

Etymology 3

From Arabic خِيَار‎ (ḵiyār), from Persian خیار‎ (xiyâr), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥‎ (xyār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [k(ə)jɑrɑ], [x(ə)jɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [k(ə)jɑre], [x(ə)jɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܟܝܪܐ • (kyārā, ḵyārā) m (plural ܟܝܪܐ (kyārē, ḵyārē))

  1. cucumber
Inflection

References

  • “kyr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “kyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “kyrˀ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 213b, 625a
  • 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 620b
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