ܚܘܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈxwɑrː]

Adjective

ܚܘܵܪ • (ḥwār) m sg (feminine ܚܘܵܪܲܬ (ḥwārat), plural ܚܘܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ḥwāray))

1. singular construct state of ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā, “white”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܚ ܘ ܪ (ḥ w r)
10 terms

Denominal verb derived from ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā, “white”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xɑːwerː]

Verb

ܚܵܘܹܪ • (ḥāwēr) (present participle ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā), past participle ܚܘܝܼܪܵܐ (ḥwīrā))

1. (intransitive) to whiten, turn white

   ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܗ̇ ܚܘܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ ― paˀṯāh ḥwīr lāh ― Her face turned white

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܚܵܘܹܪ (ḥāwēr)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܚܘܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ (ḥwīr lī)	ܚܘܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ḥwīr lūḵ)	ܚܘܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ (ḥwīr lēh)	ܚܘܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ (ḥwīr lan)	ܚܘܝܼܪ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥwīr lāwḵōn)	ܚܘܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ḥwīr lhōn)
	f		ܚܘܝܼܪ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥwīr lāḵ)	ܚܘܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ (ḥwīr lāh)
non-past	m	ܚܵܘܪܹܢ (ḥāwrēn)	ܚܵܘܪܹܬ (ḥāwrēt)	ܚܵܘܹܪ (ḥāwēr)	ܚܵܘܪܲܚ (ḥāwraḥ)	ܚܵܘܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (ḥāwrītōn)	ܚܵܘܪܝܼ (ḥāwrī)
	f	ܚܵܘܪܵܢ (ḥāwrān)	ܚܵܘܪܵܬܝ (ḥāwrāt)	ܚܵܘܪܵܐ (ḥāwrā)
imperative	m		ܚܘܘܿܪ (ḥwōr)			ܚܘܘܿܪܘܼܢ (ḥwōrūn)
	f		ܚܘܘܿܪܝ (ḥwōr)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܚܘܸܪ (maḥwir, “to whiten, make white”)