ܐܕܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Persian آزار (âzar), as in its Hindustani name کالا آزار (kālā āzār) / काला आज़ार (kālā āzār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛðrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛðre] (plural)

Noun

ܐܕܪܐ • (ʾeḏrā) m (plural ܐܕܪܐ (ʾeḏrē))

1. leishmaniasis

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܕܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܕܪ		1st person	ܐܕܪܝ		ܐܕܪܢ
	construct	ܐܕܪ		2nd person	ܐܕܪܟ	ܐܕܪܟܝ	ܐܕܪܟܘܢ	ܐܕܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܕܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܕܪܗ	ܐܕܪܗ	ܐܕܪܗܘܢ	ܐܕܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܕܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܕܪܝ		ܐܕܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܕܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܕܪܝܟ	ܐܕܪܝܟܝ	ܐܕܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܕܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܕܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܕܪܘܗܝ	ܐܕܪܝܗ	ܐܕܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܕܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Likely a borrowed “culture word”, also found in Ugaritic 𐎀𐎄𐎗 (ảdr) and Old Assyrian 𒀜𒊒 (AD.RU /⁠adru⁠/) against Old Babylonian 𒈦𒃷 (maškanum) and 𒈠𒀝𒊏𒈾𒋾 (MA.AG.RA.NA.TI /⁠magrattu⁠/), which two only seem native Semitic coinage (equivalent to Arabic مَسْكَن (maskan) and جُرْن (jurn)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛd(də)rɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛd(də)re] (plural)

Noun

ܐܕܪܐ • (ʾeddərā) m (plural ܐܕܪܐ (ʾeddərē))

1. (agriculture) barn, farm, granary, threshing floor
2. grain heap

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܕܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܕܪ		1st person	ܐܕܪܝ		ܐܕܪܢ
	construct	ܐܕܪ		2nd person	ܐܕܪܟ	ܐܕܪܟܝ	ܐܕܪܟܘܢ	ܐܕܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܕܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܕܪܗ	ܐܕܪܗ	ܐܕܪܗܘܢ	ܐܕܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܕܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܕܪܝ		ܐܕܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܕܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܕܪܝܟ	ܐܕܪܝܟܝ	ܐܕܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܕܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܕܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܕܪܘܗܝ	ܐܕܪܝܗ	ܐܕܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܕܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Akkadian 𒄑𒄟 (^GEŠILDAG₂ /⁠adāru, atāru, aṭāru⁠/, “an indigenous tree, probably Populus euphratica”); compare Hebrew אֶדֶר (ʾéḏer, “a variety of tree”), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎄𐎗 (ảdr, “a variety of tree”), Sumerian [script needed] (adar, “a variety of tree or type of wood”). Note also Old Armenian անտառ (antaṙ, “forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑðrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑðre] (plural)

Noun

ܐܕܪܐ • (ʾāḏrā) m (plural ܐܕܪܐ (ʾāḏrē))

1. kind of tree: oak

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܕܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܕܪ		1st person	ܐܕܪܝ		ܐܕܪܢ
	construct	ܐܕܪ		2nd person	ܐܕܪܟ	ܐܕܪܟܝ	ܐܕܪܟܘܢ	ܐܕܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܕܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܕܪܗ	ܐܕܪܗ	ܐܕܪܗܘܢ	ܐܕܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܕܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܕܪܝ		ܐܕܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܕܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܕܪܝܟ	ܐܕܪܝܟܝ	ܐܕܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܕܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܕܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܕܪܘܗܝ	ܐܕܪܝܗ	ܐܕܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܕܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀdr⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀdr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-10-05
• “ˀdr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀdr³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-10-05
• “adāru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964, pages 102–103
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 3a
• Olmo Lete, Gregorio del with Sanmartín, Joaquín and Watson, Wilfred G. E. (2015) “ảdr (III)”, in A Dictionary of the Ugaritic Language in the Alphabetic Tradition (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 112), 3rd edition, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 21–22
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 21
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 5a
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 41
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 4a
• 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, page 11a
• Watson, Wilfred G. E. (2004) “A Botanical Snapshot of Ugaritic”, in Aula Orientalis‎^[3], volume 22, number 1, Barcelona, page 112