ܛܝܪܐ

From Aramaic טַיְרָא‎ (ṭayrā); compare the same in Arabic طَائِر‎ (ṭāʔir).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tˤaj.rɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tˤeːrɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [tˤaj.rɑ]

ܛܲܝܪܵܐ • (ṭayrā) m or f (plural ܛܲܝܪܹ̈ܐ (ṭayrē))

1. bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal with feathers, wings, and a beak)

   ‏ܛܲܝܪܵܐ ܒܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܸܙܡܵܪܵܐ.‎‎

   ṭayrā b-ṭurā ìwā bizmārā.

   The bird was in the mountain singing.

   • Proverbs 27:8:

     ‏ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܛܲܝܪܵܐ ܕܥܵܪܹܩ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܸܢܹܗ، ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܕܥܵܪܹܩ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܹܗ.‎‎

     ayḵ ṭayrā d-ʿārēq min qinnēh, hādḵā ìlēh nāšā d-ʿārēq min baytēh.

     Like a bird that wanders from its nest, Is a man who wanders from his place.

   • Matthew 13:4:

     ‏ܟܲܕ ܒܸܙܪܵܥܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܲܪܙܲܪܥܵܐ، ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܡܲܪܙܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ، ܘܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܛܲܝܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܠܩܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܸܠܹܗ.‎‎

     kad bizrāʿā ìwā barzarʿā, īt wā d-npil lēh ʿal marzā d-ʾurḥā, w-tē lhon ṭayrē w-l-qiṭ lhon illēh.

     As he was scattering the seeds, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

While this word is traditionally feminine, it is masculine in Iraqi Koine and can refer to either gender of bird.

ܛܝܪܐ (ܓܘܡܢܐ ܕܥܪ̈ܒܐ)‎

From Aramaic טְיָרָא‎ (ṭyārā); realted to Hebrew טִירָה‎ (tirá).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə).jɑːrɑː]

ܛܝܵܪܵܐ • (ṭyārā) m (plural ܛܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ṭyārē))

1. sheepfold, enclosure

   ‏ܐܲܟܵܪܵܐ ܘܪܵܥܝܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܛܪܝܼ ܒܲܕ̈ܠܹܐ ܥܲܠ ܥܸܪ̈ܒܗܘܿܢ ܘܒܸܩܪܗܘܿܢ ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܛܝܵܪܵܐ.‎‎

   The farmer and shepherd watch over their sheep and cattle enclosed in the sheepfold.

ܥܘܡܪܐ ܓܘ ܛܝܪܐ ܬܚܬܝܬܐ

Literally, “The sheepfolds”. From the plural of the above, referring to them being renowned for their textiles spun and woven from sheep's wool, and their yogurt, cheese and other dairy products made from sheep or goat's milk.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə).jɑːreː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə).jɑːreː], [tjɑːreː]

ܛܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ • (ṭyārē) m pl or f

1. Tyari (Assyrian tribe and district within Hakkari on the western bank of the Zab river, traditionally divided into Upper and Lower Tyari)

   Meronyms: ܛܝܵܪܹܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (ṭyārē ʿillāytā, “Upper Tyari”), ܛܝܵܪܹܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (ṭyārē taḥtāytā, “Lower Tyari”)

• ܛܝܵܪܵܝܵܐ‎ (ṭyārāyā)

From the root ܛ-ܘ-ܪ‎ (ṭ-w-r) related to flying. Compare Arabic طَيْر‎ (ṭayr).

• IPA^(key): [tˤajrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤajre(ʔ)] (plural)

ܛܝܪܐ • (ṭayrā) f (plural ܛܝܪܐ)

1. bird (especially bird of prey), birds

   Synonyms: ܨܦܪܐ‎, ܦܪܚܬܐ‎, ܥܘܦܐ‎, ܚܛܘܦܐ‎, ܦܪܘܚܐ‎

2. winged insect

ܛܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (astronomy) name of a star

Compare Hebrew טִירָה‎ (ṭîrâ).

• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)jɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)jɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

ܛܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܝܪܐ)

1. hurdle
2. enclosure, sheepfold
3. flock, herd
4. convent

• “ṭyr”, 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. 126a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 172b
• 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, pp. 527b-528a