ܚܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܚ ܘ ܪ (ḥ w r)
11 terms

Verbal noun of ܚܵܐܹܪ (ḥāˀēr, “to look at”) with the latter sense a modern partial Phono-semantic matching of Persian خَیال (xiyâl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xəjɑːrɑː]

  Homophone: ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ (ḵyārā, “cucumber”)

Noun

ܚܝܵܪܵܐ • (ḥyārā) m (plural ܚܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥyārē))

1. gaze, glance, look; sight, countenance, aspect

   Synonyms: ܓܲܫܲܩܬܵܐ (gaššaqtā), ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥizwā)

   ܕܠܵܐ ܚܝܵܪܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ.

   d-lā ḥyārā pṯīḥ lī tarˁā.

   Without looking I opened the door.

2. idea; thought; mind; plan, intention

   Synonyms: ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ (riˁyānā), ܪܸܢܝܵܐ (rinyā)

   ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܡܫܲܚܠܦܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܚܝܵܪܘܼܟ݂ ܡܚܵܪ.

   mqawmā d-mšaḥlpit lēh ḥyārūḵ mḥār.

   You might change your mind tomorrow.

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܚܝܵܪܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܩܹܢ.

   īṯ wā lī ḥyārā d-ḥāzqēn.

   I was thinking about travelling.

   (literally, “I had a thought of travelling.”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܝܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܝܵܪܝܼ (ḥyārī)		ܚܝܵܪܲܢ (ḥyāran)
	construct	ܚܝܵܪ (ḥyār)		2nd person	ܚܝܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥyārūḵ)	ܚܝܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥyārāḵ)	ܚܝܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥyārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܝܵܪܵܐ (ḥyārā)		3rd person	ܚܝܵܪܹܗ (ḥyārēh)	ܚܝܵܪܵܗ̇ (ḥyārāh)	ܚܝܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥyārhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܝܼ (ḥyārī)		ܚܝܵܪ̈ܲܢ (ḥyāran)
	construct	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ḥyāray)		2nd person	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥyārūḵ)	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥyārāḵ)	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥyārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥyārē)		3rd person	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ḥyārūh)	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥyārōh)	ܚܝܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥyārhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܵܐܹܡ ܚܝܵܪܹܗ (sāˀēm ḥyārēh)

Etymology 2

Noun

ܚܝܵܪܵܐ • (ḥyārā) m

1. Alternative form of ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ (ḵyārā, “cucumber”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ ܘ ܪ related to gazing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)jɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)jɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܚܝܪܐ • (ḥyārā) m (plural ܚܝܪܐ (ḥyārē))

1. gaze, glance, look
2. sight, countenance
3. aspect
4. (figuratively) appearance; presence; attention

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܝܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܝܪ		1st person	ܚܝܪܝ		ܚܝܪܢ
	construct	ܚܝܪ		2nd person	ܚܝܪܟ	ܚܝܪܟܝ	ܚܝܪܟܘܢ	ܚܝܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܝܪܗ	ܚܝܪܗ	ܚܝܪܗܘܢ	ܚܝܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܝܪܝܢ		1st person	ܚܝܪܝ		ܚܝܪܝܢ
	construct	ܚܝܪܝ		2nd person	ܚܝܪܝܟ	ܚܝܪܝܟܝ	ܚܝܪܝܟܘܢ	ܚܝܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܚܝܪܘܗܝ	ܚܝܪܝܗ	ܚܝܪܝܗܘܢ	ܚܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥyr”, 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 100b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 141a
• 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 449a