ܬܪܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܬ-ܪ-ܥ (t-r-ʿ) related to breaking through. Compare Arabic ثَغْر (ṯaġr) and Hebrew שַׁעַר (šáʿar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tarʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tarʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܥܐ • (tar‘ā’) m (plural ܬܪܥܐ)

1. door, gate, entrance, ingress
2. (figuratively) beginning
3. opening, outlet, vent
4. gateway, avenue, pass
5. (architecture) atrium
6. court, palace
7. chapter, heading
8. (prosody, poetry) strophe, stanza
9. plan, expedient

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܪܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
construct	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝ
emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ	ܬܪܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܪܥܝ	ܬܪܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟ	ܬܪܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܪܥܢ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܪ-ܥ (t-r-ʿ) related to breaking through.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tarrɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tarrɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܪܥܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܪܥܬܐ)

1. doorkeeper, gatekeeper, porter

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܪܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
construct	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝ
emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ	ܬܪܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܪܥܝ	ܬܪܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟ	ܬܪܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܪܥܢ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܬ-ܪ-ܥ (t-r-ʿ) related to breaking through. Compare Hebrew שׁוֹעֵר (šôʿēr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɑrʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɑrʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܪܥܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܪܥܬܐ)

1. doorkeeper, gatekeeper, porter

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܪܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
construct	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝ
emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ	ܬܪܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܪܥܝ	ܬܪܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟ	ܬܪܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܪܥܢ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܬ-ܪ-ܥ (t-r-ʿ) related to breaking through.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t(ə)rɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [t(ə)rɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܪܥܐ)

1. spurt, flow
2. rip, rent

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܪܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
construct	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝ
emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ	ܬܪܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܪܥܝ	ܬܪܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟ	ܬܪܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܪܥܢ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “trˁ”, 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. 398a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 621b
• 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, pp. 1670b-1671a