ܐܬܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew אֲתָר (ʾăṯār) and Aramaic אתרא.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

    declension of ܐܬܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܬܪ	ܐܬܪܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܬܪ	ܐܬܪܘܬ ,ܐܬܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܬܪܐ	ܐܬܪܘܬܐ ,ܐܬܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܬܪܝ	ܐܬܪܘܬܝ ,ܐܬܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܬܪܟ	ܐܬܪܘܬܟ ,ܐܬܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܬܪܟܝ	ܐܬܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܐܬܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܬܪܗ	ܐܬܪܘܬܗ ,ܐܬܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܬܪܗ	ܐܬܪܘܬܗ ,ܐܬܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܬܪܢ	ܐܬܪܘܬܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܬܪܟܘܢ	ܐܬܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܬܪܟܝܢ	ܐܬܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܬܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܬܪܗܘܢ	ܐܬܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܬܪܗܝܢ	ܐܬܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܬܪܝܐ (ʾaṯrāyā)
• ܐܬܪܢܝܐ (ʾaṯrānāyā)

References

• “ˀtr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-25
• 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, page 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, pages 112b-113a