ܢܗܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܗܪܐ

Etymology 1

Root
ܢ ܗ ܪ (n h r)
7 terms

Inherited from Aramaic נַהֲרָא (nahărā), from Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”); compare Arabic نَهْر (nahr), Hebrew נָהָר (nahár) and Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nārum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nah.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [naː.rɑː]

Noun

ܢܲܗܪܵܐ • (nahrā) m (plural ܢܲܗܪܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nahrawwāṯā))

1. river

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܗܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܗܲܪ (nhar)		1st person	ܢܲܗܪܝܼ (nahrī)		ܢܲܗܪܲܢ (nahran)
	construct	ܢܗܲܪ (nhar)		2nd person	ܢܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (nahrōḵ)	ܢܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nahrāḵ)	ܢܲܗܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nahrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܗܪܵܐ (nahrā)		3rd person	ܢܲܗܪܹܗ (nahrēh)	ܢܲܗܪܵܗ̇ (nahrāh)	ܢܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (nahrhōn)
plural	absolute	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܢ (nahrawwān)		1st person	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (nahrawwāṯī)		ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (nahrawwāṯan)
	construct	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ (nahrawwāṯ)		2nd person	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (nahrawwāṯōḵ)	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (nahrawwāṯāḵ)	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nahrawwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nahrawwāṯā)		3rd person	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (nahrawwāṯēh)	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (nahrawwāṯāh)	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (nahrawwāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܢ ܗ ܪ (n h r)
7 terms

From Aramaic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [naːhraː]

Noun

ܢܵܗܪܵܐ • (nāhrā) m

1. eyesight

   Synonyms: ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥizwā), ܚܝܵܪܵܐ (ḥyārā)

   ܢܵܗܪܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܚܣܝܼܪܵܐ ܟܲܕ݂ ܟܹܐ ܩܵܪܹܐ ܢܵܐ

   nāhrī kē hāwē ḥsīrā kaḏ kē qārē nā

   My eyesight be diminished when I read.

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܵܗܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܵܗܸܪ (nāhir)		1st person	ܢܵܗܪܝܼ (nāhrī)		ܢܵܗܪܲܢ (nāhran)
	construct	ܢܵܗܸܪ (nāhir)		2nd person	ܢܵܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (nāhrōḵ)	ܢܵܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nāhrāḵ)	ܢܵܗܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāhrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܵܗܪܵܐ (nāhrā)		3rd person	ܢܵܗܪܹܗ (nāhrēh)	ܢܵܗܪܵܗ̇ (nāhrāh)	ܢܵܗܪܗܘܿܢ (nāhrhōn)
plural	absolute	ܢܵܗܪ̈ܝܼܢ (nāhrīn)		1st person	ܢܵܗܪ̈ܝܼ (nāhrī)		ܢܵܗܪ̈ܲܢ (nāhran)
	construct	ܢܵܗܪ̈ܲܝ (nāhray)		2nd person	ܢܵܗܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (nāhrōḵ)	ܢܵܗܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (nāhrāḵ)	ܢܵܗܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāhrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܵܗܪܹ̈ܐ (nāhrē)		3rd person	ܢܵܗܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (nāhrūh)	ܢܵܗܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (nāhrōh)	ܢܵܗܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (nāhrayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Root
ܢ ܗ ܪ
2 terms

Alternative forms

• נהרא

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *nahar-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nahrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nahre], [nahrawwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܢܗܪܐ • (nahrā) m (plural ܢܗܪܘܬܐ or ܢܗܪܐ)

1. river, stream

   Synonym: ܫܚܠܐ

2. branch of a river
3. canal

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܢܗܪܐ (nahrē) is a paucal (from two to ten) while the plural ܢܗܪܘܬܐ (nahrawwāṯā) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܗܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܗܪ		1st person	ܢܗܪܝ		ܢܗܪܢ
	construct	ܢܗܪ		2nd person	ܢܗܪܟ	ܢܗܪܟܝ	ܢܗܪܟܘܢ	ܢܗܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܗܪܗ	ܢܗܪܗ	ܢܗܪܗܘܢ	ܢܗܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܗܪܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܢ		1st person	ܢܗܪܘܬܝ ,ܢܗܪܝ		ܢܗܪܘܬܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܗܪܘܬ ,ܢܗܪܝ		2nd person	ܢܗܪܘܬܟ ,ܢܗܪܝܟ	ܢܗܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܝ	ܢܗܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܗܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܗܪܘܬܐ ,ܢܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܢܗܪܘܗܝ	ܢܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܢܗܪܝܗ	ܢܗܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܗܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܘܬܐ
• ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ
• ܡܨܥܬ ܢܗܪܘܬܐ
• ܢܗܪ
• ܢܗܪܘܢܐ
• ܢܗܪܝܐ
• ܥܒܪ ܢܗܪܐ

Proper noun

ܢܗܪܐ • (nahrā) m

1. the Euphrates

   Synonym: ܦܪܬ

References

• “nhr”, 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 198b
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903), A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature‎^[1], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 330a
• 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, page 894b