ܐܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܪܝܐ

Etymology

From the older form ܐܲܪܝܝܵܐ* (ʾaryəyā), from Aramaic אַרְיָא, from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-; compare Hebrew אַרְיֵה (aryé) and Akkadian 𒀉𒄷 (arûm, “eagle, bird of prey”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔar.jɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ • (aryā) m (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ (aryē), feminine ܐܲܪܝܼܬܵܐ (arītā) or ܐܲܪܝܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (aryīṯā))

1. lion (big cat, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe)

   ܢܸܡܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܫܵܪܟܝܼ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.

   nimrē waryē kē šārkī aḇā gāwānāyā min qam ḥakmā milyōnē šinnē.

   Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.

2. (figurative) an individual who shows strength and courage

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܪܝܝܼ (aryī)		ܐܲܪܝܲܢ (aryan)
	construct	ܐܲܪܝܼ (arī)	2nd person	ܐܲܪܝܘܼܟ݂ (aryūḵ)	ܐܲܪܝܵܟ݂ܝ (aryāḵ)	ܐܲܪܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aryāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	3rd person	ܐܲܪܝܹܗ (aryēh)	ܐܲܪܝܘܿܗ̇ (aryōh)	ܐܲܪܝܗܘܿܢ (arihōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܪ̈ܝܝܼ (aryī)		ܐܲܪ̈ܝܲܢ (aryan)
	construct	ܐܲܪ̈ܝܲܝ (aryay)	2nd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܝܘܼܟ݂ (aryūḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܝܵܟ݂ܝ (aryāḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aryāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ (aryē)	3rd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܝܘܼܗܝ (aryūh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܝܘܿܗ̇ (aryōh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܝܗܘܿܢ (arihōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܹܐܒ݂ ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (kēḇ aryā, “elephantiasis, leontiasis”)
• ܐܲܪܝܼ ܝܲܡܵܐ (arī yammā, “sea lion”)
• ܐܲܪܝܼܐܹܝܠ (arīˀēl, “Ariel”)

Proper noun

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ • (aryā) m

1. a male given name
2. a surname transferred from the given name

Proper noun

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ • (aryā) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Leo (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the older form ܐܪܝܝܐ (ʾaryəyā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarjɑ]

Noun

ܐܪܝܐ • (ʾaryā) m (plural ܐܪܝܘܬܐ (ʾarjawwāṯā), singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܝܘܬܐ (ʾaryūṯā))

1. lion
2. (pathology) leprosy

Usage notes

The absolute and construct states of this word are not used.

Inflection

    declension of ܐܪܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	(ܐܪܝ)	(ܐܪܝܘܢ)
construct	(ܐܪܝ)	(ܐܪܝܘܬ)
emphatic	ܐܪܝܐ	ܐܪܝܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܪܝܝ	ܐܪܝܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܪܝܟ	ܐܪܝܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܪܝܟܝ	ܐܪܝܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܪܝܗ	ܐܪܝܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܪܝܗ	ܐܪܝܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܪܝܢ	ܐܪܝܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܪܝܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܪܝܟܝܢ	ܐܪܝܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܪܝܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܪܝܗܝܢ	ܐܪܝܘܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܐܪܝܐ • (ʾaryā) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Leo (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

• “ˀry”, 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 19b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 28b
• 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 98b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic אריא, from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-.

Noun

ܐܰܪܝܳܐ • (aryo) m (plural ܐܰܪܝܶܐ (arye))

1. lion