ܚܘܕܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܕ ܪ (ḥ d r)
6 terms

ܚܘܕܪܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic חוּדְרָא (ḥūḏərā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈxud.rɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ • (ḥudrā) m sg (plural ܚܘܼܕܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥudrē))

1. (geometry) circle
2. revolution, cycle, circuit
3. circuit, cycle, course, series
4. (ecclesiastical) khudhra, breviary of East Syriac rites
5. Ellipsis of ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ ܕܡܲܪܕܝܼܬܵܐ (ḥudrā d-mardītā, “roundabout”).

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ (ḥudrā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܼܕܪܝܼ (ḥudrī)		ܚܘܼܕܪܲܢ (ḥudran)
	construct	ܚܘܼܕܲܪ (ḥūdar)	2nd person	ܚܘܼܕܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥudrūḵ)	ܚܘܼܕܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥudrāḵ)	ܚܘܼܕܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥudrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ (ḥudrā)	3rd person	ܚܘܼܕܪܹܗ (ḥudrēh)	ܚܘܼܕܪܘܿܗ̇ (ḥudrōh)	ܚܘܼܕܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥudrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܝܼ (ḥudrī)		ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܲܢ (ḥudran)
	construct	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܲܝ (ḥudray)	2nd person	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥudrūḵ)	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥudrāḵ)	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥudrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܕܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥudrē)	3rd person	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ḥudrūh)	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥudrōh)	ܚܘܼܕܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥudrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܘܼܕܪܘܿܢܵܐ (ḥudrōnā, “small circle”)
• ܦܸܠܓܘܼ ܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ (pilgū ḥudrā, “semicircle”)
• ܚܘܼܕܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥudrānāyā, “circular”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܕ-ܪ (ḥ-d-r), related to circling.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈħuð.rɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈxuð.rɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈħuð.ro]

Noun

ܚܘܕܪܐ • (ḥūḏrā) m (plural ܚܘܕܪܐ (ḥūḏrē))

1. revolution, circling, going around
2. (geometry) circle; sphere; circumference
3. circuit, cycle, course, series
4. globe
5. circus, hippodrome
6. company
7. diadem
8. (ecclesiastical) khudhra, breviary of East Syrian rites

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

    declension of ܚܘܕܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܕܘܪ	ܚܘܕܪܝܢ
construct	ܚܕܘܪ	ܚܘܕܪܝ
emphatic	ܚܘܕܪܐ	ܚܘܕܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܘܕܪܝ	ܚܘܕܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܘܕܪܟ	ܚܘܕܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܘܕܪܟܝ	ܚܘܕܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܘܕܪܗ	ܚܘܕܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܘܕܪܗ	ܚܘܕܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܘܕܪܢ	ܚܘܕܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܘܕܪܟܘܢ	ܚܘܕܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܘܕܪܟܝܢ	ܚܘܕܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܘܕܪܗܘܢ	ܚܘܕܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܘܕܪܗܝܢ	ܚܘܕܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܚܘܕܪܐ (bə-ḥūḏrā)
• ܚܘܕܪܐ ܓܐܠܐܟܣܝܣ (ḥūḏrā gʾlʾksys)
• ܚܘܕܪܐܝܬ (ḥūḏrāʾīṯ)
• ܚܘܕܪܘܢܐ (ḥūḏrōnā)
• ܚܘܕܪܢܝܐ (ḥūḏrānāyā)
  • ܚܘܕܪܢܐܝܬ (ḥūḏrānāʾīṯ)
  • ܚܘܕܪܢܝܘܬܐ (ḥūḏrānāyūṯā)
• ܚܘܕܪܬܐ (ḥūḏrəṯā)

References

• “ḥwdrˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-05-08
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 97b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 130a
• 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 421b