ܢܗܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܗ ܪ (n h r)
3 terms

ܢܗܪܐ

Etymology

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]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [naː.rɑː]

Noun

ܢܲܗܪܵܐ • (nahrā) m (plural ܢܲܗܪܵܘܵܬܹܐ (nahrāwātē))

1. river

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܗܪܵܐ (nahrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܲܗܪܝܼ (nahrī)		ܢܲܗܪܲܢ (nahran)
	construct	ܢܗܲܪ (nhar)	2nd person	ܢܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (nahrūḵ)	ܢܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nahrāḵ)	ܢܲܗܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nahrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܗܪܵܐ (nahrā)	3rd person	ܢܲܗܪܹܗ (nahrēh)	ܢܲܗܪܵܗ̇ (nahrāh)	ܢܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (nahrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ (nahrāwātī)		ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܲܢ (nahrāwātan)
	construct	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ (nahrāwāt)	2nd person	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (nahrāwātūḵ)	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (nahrāwātāḵ)	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nahrāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (nahrāwātē)	3rd person	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ (nahrāwātūh)	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (nahrāwātōh)	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ (nahrāwāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܢܲܗܪܘܿܢܵܐ (nahrōnā, “rivulet”)
• ܢܲܗܪܵܝܵܐ (nahrāyā, “riverine, Mesopotamian”)

  ܒܹܝܬ ܢܲܗܪܝܼܢ (bēt nahrīn, “Mesopotamia”)

Classical Syriac

Root
ܢ ܗ ܪ
1 term

Alternative forms

• Hebrew script: נהרא

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”). Cognate with Arabic نَهْر (nahr) and Hebrew נָהָר (nahár).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nahrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nahre(ʔ)], [nahrawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (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(ʾ)) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܢܗܪܘܬܐ (nahrawwāṯā(ʾ)) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

Inflection

    declension of ܢܗܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܗܪ	ܢܗܪܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܢ
construct	ܢܗܪ	ܢܗܪܘܬ ,ܢܗܪܝ
emphatic	ܢܗܪܐ	ܢܗܪܘܬܐ ,ܢܗܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܗܪܝ	ܢܗܪܘܬܝ ,ܢܗܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܗܪܟ	ܢܗܪܘܬܟ ,ܢܗܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܗܪܟܝ	ܢܗܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܗܪܗ	ܢܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܢܗܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܗܪܗ	ܢܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܢܗܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܗܪܢ	ܢܗܪܘܬܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܗܪܟܘܢ	ܢܗܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܗܪܟܝܢ	ܢܗܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܗܪܗܘܢ	ܢܗܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܗܪܗܝܢ	ܢܗܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

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

Proper noun

ܢܗܪܐ • (nahrā)

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, p. 198b
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, 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, p. 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, p. 894b