ܚܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic חִיוָּרָא (ḥewwārā), from the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to whitening; compare Arabic أَحْوَر (ʔaḥwar), حُوَّارَى (ḥuwwārā, chalk), Hebrew חִוֵּר (khivér, pale), חוּר (khúr, fine white cloth).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xwɑːrɑː]

Adjective

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā) m (feminine ܚܘܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥwārtā), plural ܚܵܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥwārē))

  1. white

Noun

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḳwara) m

  1. white (color)

Antonyms

See also

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܨܸܒ݂ܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣiḇʿē) (layout · text)
     ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)      ܩܲܛܡܵܐ (qaṭmā)      ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (komā)
             ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smoqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)              ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܝܼܡܵܐ (šḥīmā)              ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā), ܫܲܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šaʿoṯā)
             ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)              ܝܲܪܘܼܩܵܐ (yaruqā)              ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
             ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)              ܙܲܪܩܵܐ (zarqā)              ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
             ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)              ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fušīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)              ܘܲܪܕܵܐ (wardā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r), related to whitening; compare Arabic حُوَّارَى (ḥuwwārā), أَحْوَر (ʔaḥwar), Hebrew חִוֵּר (ḥiwwēr), חוּר (ḥūr).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ħɛwˈwɑ.rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [xɪwˈwɑ.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ħɛˈwo.ro]

Adjective

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

  1. white, silvery; clear, bright
Inflection
Antonyms

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārē), singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ (ḥewwārtā))

  1. white (color)
  2. (numismatics) silver coin
  3. white pepper
  4. various trees and plants: white alder, white vine
  5. white metal, tin
  6. sheep
  7. (in the plural) white garments
  8. (anatomy) sclera, white of the eye
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r), related to whitening; compare Arabic حَوْر (ḥawr).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħaw.(wə.)rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxaw.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħɑw.ro]

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawwərā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawwərē))

  1. various trees: white poplar, alder
  2. cinder, burnt out coal
  3. yearling lamb
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħaw.rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxaw.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħɑw.ro]

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawrā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ)

  1. vision, sight, gaze
  2. aspect, look, appearance
  3. spectacle
  4. pattern
  5. likeness, example, model, copy
  6. time
Inflection

Etymology 4

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ħawˈwɑ.rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [xawˈwɑ.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ħɑˈwo.ro]

Adjective

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

  1. envious, jealous, gluttonous, greedy
Inflection

Etymology 5

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ħ(ə.)ˈwɑ.rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxwɑ.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħwo.ro]

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥəwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥəwārē))

  1. look, glance, gazing
  2. consideration, contemplation
  3. aim, intention
Inflection

Etymology 6

From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܪ (ḥ-r-r); compare Arabic خَوْر (ḵawr), Hebrew חֹר (ḥōr). Compare also Old Armenian խոր (xor).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħor.rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxor.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħu.ro]

Noun

ܚܘܪܐ (ḥorrā, ḥōrā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥorrē, ḥōrē))

  1. hole, aperture
Inflection

References

  • ḥwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-12
  • ḥwr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-14
  • ḥwr3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-14
  • ḥwr4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-13
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 100b, 115a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 134a-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, page 432a-b
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