ܢܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܘܪܐ (ܕܩܠܐ)

ܢܘܪܐ (ܡܚܙܝܬܐ)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Aramaic נוּרָא (nūrā), from Proto-Semitic *nūr- (“light”); compare Arabic نَار (nār) and Hebrew נוּר (nûr). Doublet of ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ (nuhrā, “light”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nuːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (nūrā) m (plural ܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nūrē) or ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nūrawwāṯā))

1. fire
2. (figurative, colloquial) highly expensive item, expensive price

   ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܢܘܼܪܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ!

   lḇūšē hālēn nūrā ìnā!

   These clothes are very expensive!

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܼܪ (nūr)		1st person	ܢܘܼܪܝܼ (nūrī)		ܢܘܼܪܲܢ (nūran)
	construct	ܢܘܼܪ (nūr)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (nūrōḵ)	ܢܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrāḵ)	ܢܘܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrā)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܪܹܗ (nūrēh)	ܢܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (nūrāh)	ܢܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (nurhōn)
plural	absolute	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܢ (nūrawwān)		1st person	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (nūrawwāṯī)		ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (nūrawwāṯan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ (nūrawwāṯ)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (nūrawwāṯōḵ)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrawwāṯāḵ)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrawwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nūrawwāṯā)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (nūrawwāṯēh)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (nūrawwāṯāh)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (nūrawwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܢܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (nurrāyā)
• ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܐ (nurrānā)
• ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nūrānāyā)

Proper noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (nūrā) m

1. (euphemistic) Hell

Etymology 2

From Aramaic נַורָא (nawrā), from Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /⁠nāmarum⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɑw.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [noːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܲܘܪܵܐ • (nawrā) m (plural ܢܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (nawrē))

1. mirror

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܘܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܿܪ (nōr)		1st person	ܢܲܘܪܝܼ (nawrī)		ܢܲܘܪܲܢ (nawran)
	construct	ܢܘܿܪ (nōr)		2nd person	ܢܲܘܪܘܼܟ݂ (nawrōḵ)	ܢܲܘܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nawrāḵ)	ܢܲܘܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nawrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܘܪܵܐ (nawrā)		3rd person	ܢܲܘܪܹܗ (nawrēh)	ܢܲܘܪܵܗ̇ (nawrāh)	ܢܲܘܪܗܘܿܢ (nawrhōn)
plural	absolute	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܝܼܢ (nawrīn)		1st person	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܝܼ (nawrī)		ܢܲܘܪ̈ܲܢ (nawran)
	construct	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܲܝ (nawray)		2nd person	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (nawrōḵ)	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (nawrāḵ)	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nawrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (nawrē)		3rd person	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (nawrūh)	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (nawrōh)	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (nawrayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nurɑ]

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (nūrā) f (plural ܢܘܪܘܬܐ (nūrwāṯā))

1. fire, conflagration

   Synonyms: ܝܩܕܐ (yaqdā), ܝܩܕܬܐ (yāqeḏtā)

2. (in the plural) volcanoes

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܪ		1st person	ܢܘܪܝ		ܢܘܪܢ
	construct	ܢܘܪ		2nd person	ܢܘܪܟ	ܢܘܪܟܝ	ܢܘܪܟܘܢ	ܢܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܗܘܢ	ܢܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܘܪܘܢ		1st person	ܢܘܪܘܬܝ		ܢܘܪܘܬܢ
	construct	ܢܘܪܘܬ		2nd person	ܢܘܪܘܬܟ	ܢܘܪܘܬܟܝ	ܢܘܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܢܘܪܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܪܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܪܘܬܗ	ܢܘܪܘܬܗ	ܢܘܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܢܘܪܘܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܢܘܪܐ (bēṯ nūrā, “fire temple”)

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /⁠nāmarum⁠/).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (nawrā) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ (nawrē))

1. mirror

   Synonyms: ܡܚܙܝܬܐ, ܡܚܙܝܐ, ܒܝܬ ܡܚܙܝܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܪ		1st person	ܢܘܪܝ		ܢܘܪܢ
	construct	ܢܘܪ		2nd person	ܢܘܪܟ	ܢܘܪܟܝ	ܢܘܪܟܘܢ	ܢܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܗܘܢ	ܢܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܢܘܪܝ		ܢܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܢܘܪܝܟ	ܢܘܪܝܟܝ	ܢܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܪܘܗܝ	ܢܘܪܝܗ	ܢܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3.1

Root
ܢ ܘ ܪ
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)wɑrɑ]

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (nəwārā) m(uncountable)

1. shying, dreading, fearing

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܪ		1st person	ܢܘܪܝ		ܢܘܪܢ
	construct	ܢܘܪ		2nd person	ܢܘܪܟ	ܢܘܪܟܝ	ܢܘܪܟܘܢ	ܢܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܗܘܢ	ܢܘܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 3.2

Root
ܢ ܘ ܪ
3 terms

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ܢܘܪܐ • (nawwārā) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ (nawwārē), singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܪܬܐ (nawwārtā))

1. terrified, fearful, daunted

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܪܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܢܘܪ	ܢܘܪܐ	ܢܘܪܝܢ	ܢܘܪܢ
construct	ܢܘܪ	ܢܘܪܬ	ܢܘܪܝ	ܢܘܪܬ
emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ	ܢܘܪܬܐ	ܢܘܪܐ	ܢܘܪܬܐ

References

• “nwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-22
• “nwr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “nwr”, 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 200b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 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, →ISBN, pages 904a–b