ܐܬܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܬ ܪ (ˀ t r)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic אַתְרָא (ʾaṯrā, “country; idem”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔaṯar-; cognate to Hebrew אֲשֶׁר (ashér, relative pronoun), אֲתָר (atár, “site”), Ge'ez አሰር (ʾäsär), አሠር (ʾäśär, “trace, vestige; way, road; relic”), Arabic أَثَر (ʔaṯar, “trace, vestige, impression, relic”) and Akkadian 𒆠 (ašrum, “place, site”). Also related to the preposition ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (bāṯar, “behind, after”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʔaθraː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈʔaθˤrˤa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈʔatraː]

Noun

ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ • (aṯrā) m sg (plural ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (aṯrawwāṯā) or ܐܲܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (aṯrē))

1. country, land
2. ellipsis of ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܵܗ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (aṯrā d-aḇāhāṯā, “homeland, fatherland”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܲܬ݂ܲܪ (aṯar)		1st person	ܐܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ (aṯrī)		ܐܲܬ݂ܪܲܢ (aṯran)
	construct	ܐܲܬ݂ܲܪ (aṯar)		2nd person	ܐܲܬ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (aṯrōḵ)	ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (aṯrāḵ)	ܐܲܬ݂ܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aṯrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (aṯrā)		3rd person	ܐܲܬ݂ܪܹܗ (aṯrēh)	ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (aṯrāh)	ܐܲܬ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (aṯrhōn)
plural	absolute	ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܢ (aṯrawwān)		1st person	ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (aṯrawwāṯī)		ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (aṯrawwāṯan)
	construct	ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ (aṯrawwāṯ)		2nd person	ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (aṯrawwāṯōḵ)	ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (aṯrawwāṯāḵ)	ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aṯrawwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (aṯrawwāṯā)		3rd person	ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (aṯrawwāṯēh)	ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (aṯrawwāṯāh)	ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (aṯrawwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (aṯrāyā)
• ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (aṯrānāyā)
• ܒܲܪ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (bar aṯrā, “citizen”)

Proper noun

ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ • (aṯrā) m or f

1. (by extension, popular) Assyria, the Assyrian homeland (a geographic region of Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria in the Middle East)

   ܒܸܬ ܚܵܙܩܲܚ ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ ܠܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܒܢܝܼܣܵܢ.

   bit ḥāzqaḥ midrēy l-aṯrā bnīsān.

   We will go to Assyria again in April.

Proper noun

ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ • (aṯrā) m or f

1. a unisex given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔaṯar-. Cognate to Aramaic אַתְרָא (ʾaṯrā, “idem”), Hebrew אֲשֶׁר (ʾăšĕ́r, relative pronoun), Ge'ez አሰር (ʾäsär), አሠር (ʾäśär, “trace, vestige; way, road; relic”), Arabic أَثَر (ʔaṯar, “trace, vestige, impression, relic”), Akkadian 𒆠 (ašrum, “place, site”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔaθ.rɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈʔaθ.re], [ʔaθ.rawˈwɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܬܪܐ • (ʾaṯrā) m (plural ܐܬܪܘܬܐ (ʾaṯrawwāṯā) or ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrē))

1. place, spot
2. region, land, country
3. district, province
4. inhabitants
5. means
6. (figuratively) room, space; opportunity, time; delay

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrē) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܐܬܪܘܬܐ (ʾaṯrawwāṯā) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܬܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܬܪ		1st person	ܐܬܪܝ		ܐܬܪܢ
	construct	ܐܬܪ		2nd person	ܐܬܪܟ	ܐܬܪܟܝ	ܐܬܪܟܘܢ	ܐܬܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܬܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܬܪܗ	ܐܬܪܗ	ܐܬܪܗܘܢ	ܐܬܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܬܪܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܬܪܘܬܝ ,ܐܬܪܝ		ܐܬܪܘܬܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܬܪܘܬ ,ܐܬܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܬܪܘܬܟ ,ܐܬܪܝܟ	ܐܬܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܐܬܪܝܟܝ	ܐܬܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܬܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܬܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܬܪܘܬܐ ,ܐܬܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܬܪܘܬܗ ,ܐܬܪܘܗܝ	ܐܬܪܘܬܗ ,ܐܬܪܝܗ	ܐܬܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܬܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܬܪܝܐ (ʾaṯrāyā)
• ܐܬܪܢܝܐ (ʾaṯrānāyā)

Descendants

• Hebrew: אתר

References

• “ˀtr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 25 August 2011
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 22b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 33a–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, →ISBN, pages 112b–113a