ܐܐܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr); compare Hebrew אֲוִיר (avír).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʔɑːʔar.]

Noun

ܐܵܐܲܪ • (āˀar) m

1. air (the apparently open space above the ground)

   Coordinate terms: ܝܵܡܵܐ (yāmā), ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܐ (yaḇšā)

2. weather (state of the atmosphere)
3. (figuratively) look, appearance, sight; aspect

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܐܲܪ (āˀar)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܐܲܪܝܼ (āˀarī)		ܐܵܐܲܪܲܢ (āˀarran)
	construct	ܐܵܐܲܪ (āˀar)	2nd person	ܐܵܐܲܪܘܼܟ݂ (āˀarūḵ)	ܐܵܐܲܪܵܟ݂ܝ (āˀarrāḵ)	ܐܵܐܲܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āˀarrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܐܲܪ (āˀar)	3rd person	ܐܵܐܲܪܹܗ (āˀarrēh)	ܐܵܐܲܪܵܗ̇ (āˀarrāh)	ܐܵܐܲܪܗܘܿܢ (āˀarhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܐܲܪ̈ܝܼ (āˀarī)		ܐܵܐܲܪ̈ܲܢ (āˀarran)
	construct	ܐܵܐܲܪ̈ܲܝ (āˀarray)	2nd person	ܐܵܐܲܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (āˀarūḵ)	ܐܵܐܲܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (āˀarrāḵ)	ܐܵܐܲܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āˀarrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܐܲܪܹ̈ܐ (āˀarrē)	3rd person	ܐܵܐܲܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (āˀarūh)	ܐܵܐܲܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (āˀarrōh)	ܐܵܐܲܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (āˀarhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܘܼܙܵܓ݂ ܐܵܐܲܪ (mūzāḡ āˀar, “weather”)
• ܐܵܐܲܪܵܝܵܐ (āˀarrāyā, “aerial”)
• ܨܵܐܘܼܬ݂ ܐܵܐܲܪ (ṣāˀūṯ āˀar, “air pollution”)

See also

• ܗܵܘܵܐ (hāwā)
• ܐܵܬ݂ܝܼܪ (āṯīr)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔɑ.ʔar]

Noun

ܐܐܪ • (ʾāʾar) c (plural ܐܐܪܘܣ or ܐܐܪܐܣ or ܐܐܪܣ)

1. air, breeze
2. (figuratively) look, appearance, sight; aspect

References

• “ˀˀr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2008-11-10
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 1a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 1b
• 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. 1a