ܕܪܬܐ

See also: ܕܕܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܘ ܪ (d w r)
7 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic דָּרְתָּא (dārtā, “atrium, court”); cognate to Arabic دَارَة (dāra). The sense of “halo” is a semantic loan from Akkadian 𒉣𒇬 (tarbāṣu), also loaned into Classical Syriac ܬܪܒܨܐ (ṭarbāṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [daːrtaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [darta]

Noun

ܕܵܪܬܵܐ • (dārtā) f sg (plural ܕܵܪܹ̈ܐ (dārē) or ܕܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (dārāṯā) or ܕܵܪ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (dārtāṯā) or ܕܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (dāryāṯā))

1. (architecture) atrium, courtyard, hall

   ܩܲܕܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܩܒ݂ܝܼܪ̈ܝܼܢ݇ ܒܕܵܪܬܵܐ ܕܥܹܕܬܵܐ ― qadīšē qḇīrī bdārtā dˁēdtā ― Holy people are buried under the church hall.

2. backyard, back garden
3. enclosure, pen, fold
4. solar halo, lunar halo

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܵܪܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܵܪܬ݂ܝܼ (dārṯī)		ܕܵܪܬ݂ܲܢ (dārṯan)
	construct	ܕܵܪܲܬ݂ (dāraṯ)		2nd person	ܕܵܪܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (dārṯūḵ)	ܕܵܪܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (dārṯāḵ)	ܕܵܪܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dārṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܵܪܬ݂ܵܐ (dārṯā)		3rd person	ܕܵܪܬ݂ܹܗ (dārṯēh)	ܕܵܪܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (dārṯāh)	ܕܵܪܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (dārṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (dārāṯī)		ܕܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (dārāṯan)
	construct	ܕܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (dārāṯ)		2nd person	ܕܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (dārāṯūḵ)	ܕܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (dārāṯāḵ)	ܕܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dārāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (dārāṯē)		3rd person	ܕܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (dārāṯūh)	ܕܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (dārāṯōh)	ܕܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (dārāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܕ-ܘ-ܪ (d-w-r) related to encircling, dwelling. Compare Arabic دَارَة (dāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɑrtɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dɑre], [dɑrɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܪܬܐ • (dārtā) f (plural ܕܪܬܐ (dārāṯā) or ܕܪܐ (dārē))

1. homestead, dwelling
2. enclosure, pen, fold, yard
3. (architecture) atrium, court, hall

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܪܐ		1st person	ܕܪܬܝ		ܕܪܬܢ
	construct	ܕܪܬ		2nd person	ܕܪܬܟ	ܕܪܬܟܝ	ܕܪܬܟܘܢ	ܕܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܕܪܬܗ	ܕܪܬܗ	ܕܪܬܗܘܢ	ܕܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܪܢ ,ܕܪܝܢ		1st person	ܕܪܬܝ ,ܕܪܝ		ܕܪܬܢ ,ܕܪܝܢ
	construct	ܕܪܬ ,ܕܪܝ		2nd person	ܕܪܬܟ ,ܕܪܝܟ	ܕܪܬܟܝ ,ܕܪܝܟܝ	ܕܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܪܝܟܘܢ	ܕܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܪܬܐ ,ܕܪܐ		3rd person	ܕܪܬܗ ,ܕܪܘܗܝ	ܕܪܬܗ ,ܕܪܝܗ	ܕܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܪܝܗܘܢ	ܕܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “drh”, 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 61b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 97a
• 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 326a