ܢܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *nūr-. Cognate with Arabic نُور‏ (nūr) and Hebrew נוּר‏ (nûr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nurɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (nūrā’) f (plural ܢܘܪܘܬܐ‏)

1. fire, conflagration
2. (in the plural) volcanoes

Inflection

    declension of ܢܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܘܪ	ܢܘܪܘܢ
construct	ܢܘܪ	ܢܘܪܘܬ
emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ	ܢܘܪܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܘܪܝ	ܢܘܪܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܘܪܟ	ܢܘܪܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܘܪܟܝ	ܢܘܪܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܘܪܢ	ܢܘܪܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܘܪܟܘܢ	ܢܘܪܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܘܪܟܝܢ	ܢܘܪܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܘܪܗܘܢ	ܢܘܪܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܘܪܗܝܢ	ܢܘܪܘܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܢܘܪܐ‏

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (nāmaru [NA.MA.RU.UM]).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nawre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ)

1. mirror

Inflection

    declension of ܢܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܘܪ	ܢܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܢܘܪ	ܢܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ	ܢܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܘܪܝ	ܢܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܘܪܟ	ܢܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܘܪܟܝ	ܢܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܘܪܢ	ܢܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܘܪܟܘܢ	ܢܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܘܪܟܝܢ	ܢܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܘܪܗܘܢ	ܢܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܘܪܗܝܢ	ܢܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܡܚܙܝܬܐ‏

Etymology 3

From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܪ‏ (n-w-r) related to shying.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. shying, dreading, fearing

Inflection

    declension of ܢܘܪܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܢܘܪ
construct	ܢܘܪ
emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܘܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܘܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܘܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܘܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܘܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܘܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܘܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܘܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܘܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܪ‏ (n-w-r) related to shying.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nawwɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nawwɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܪܬܐ‏)

1. terrified, fearful, daunted

Inflection

    declension of ܢܘܪܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܘܪ	ܢܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܢܘܪ	ܢܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ	ܢܘܪܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܘܪܐ	ܢܘܪܢ
construct	ܢܘܪܬ	ܢܘܪܬ
emphatic	ܢܘܪܬܐ	ܢܘܪܬܐ

References

• “nwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-22
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 200b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 334a-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, p. 904a-b