ܢܗܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܗ ܪ (n h r) |
| 1 term |
ܢܗܪܐ
Etymology
From Aramaic נַהֲרָא (nahărā), from Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”); compare Arabic نَهْر (nahr), Hebrew נָהָר (nahár) and Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nārum).
Noun
ܢܲܗܪܵܐ • (nahrā) m (plural ܢܲܗܪܵܘܵܬܹܐ (nahrāwātē))
- river (large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea)
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܲܗܪܵܐ (nahrā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܢܲܗܪܝܼ (nahrī) |
ܢܲܗܪܲܢ (nahran) | ||
| construct | ܢܗܲܪ (nhar) |
2nd person | ܢܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (nahruḵ) |
ܢܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nahrāḵ) |
ܢܲܗܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nahrāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܢܲܗܪܵܐ (nahrā) |
3rd person | ܢܲܗܪܹܗ (nahrēh) |
ܢܲܗܪܘܿܗ̇ (nahroh) |
ܢܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (nahrhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ (nahrāwātī) |
ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܲܢ (nahrāwātan) | ||
| construct | ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܝ (nahray) |
2nd person | ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (nahrāwātuḵ) |
ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (nahrāwātāḵ) |
ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nahrāwātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (nahrāwātē) |
3rd person | ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ (nahrāwātuh) |
ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (nahrāwātoh) |
ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ (nahrāwāthon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܢܲܗܪܘܿܢܵܐ (nahronā, “rivulet”)
- ܢܲܗܪܵܝܵܐ (nahrāyā, “riverine, Mesopotamian”)
- ܢܲܗܪܹܝܢ (nahrēn, “two rivers”)
- ܒܹܝܬ ܢܲܗܪܹܝܢ (bēt nahrēn, “Mesopotamia”)
Classical Syriac
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܗ ܪ |
| 1 term |
Alternative forms
- Hebrew script: נהרא
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”). Cognate with Arabic نَهْر (nahr) and Hebrew נָהָר (nahár).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nahrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nahre(ʔ)], [nahrawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܢܗܪܐ • (nahrā’) m (plural ܢܗܪܘܬܐ or ܢܗܪܐ)
Usage notes
Usually, the plural ܢܗܪܐ (nahrē(ʾ)) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܢܗܪܘܬܐ (nahrawwāṯā(ʾ)) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).
Inflection
declension of ܢܗܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܗܪ | ܢܗܪܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܗܪ | ܢܗܪܘܬ ,ܢܗܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܗܪܐ | ܢܗܪܘܬܐ ,ܢܗܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܗܪܝ | ܢܗܪܘܬܝ ,ܢܗܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܗܪܟ | ܢܗܪܘܬܟ ,ܢܗܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܗܪܟܝ | ܢܗܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܗܪܗ | ܢܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܢܗܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܗܪܗ | ܢܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܢܗܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܗܪܢ | ܢܗܪܘܬܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܗܪܟܘܢ | ܢܗܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܗܪܟܝܢ | ܢܗܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܗܪܗܘܢ | ܢܗܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܗܪܗܝܢ | ܢܗܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܢܗܪܘܢܐ
- ܢܗܪܝܐ
- ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ
- ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܘܬܐ
- ܡܨܥܬ ܢܗܪܘܬܐ
- ܥܒܪ ܢܗܪܐ
- ܢܗܪ
References
- “nhr”, 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. 198b
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 330a
- 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. 894b
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