ܛܗܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܛ ܗ ܪ (ṭ h r)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic טַהְרָא (ṭahrā); compare Arabic ظُهْر (ẓuhr) and Hebrew צָהֳרַיִם (tsahoráyim).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤah.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tˤaːrɑː]

Noun

ܛܲܗܪܵܐ • (ṭahrā) m sg (plural ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (ṭahrāwātē) or ܛܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (ṭahrē))

1. midday, noon, the middle part of the day

   Synonym: ܦܲܠܓܹܗ ܕܝܘܿܡ (palgēh dyōm)

   ܛܲܗܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܢܵܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܚܲܡܝܼܡܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ.

   ṭahrā ìlēh mnātā yatīr ḥamīmā b-yāwmā.

   Noon is the hottest part of the day.

2. noonday sun
3. (by extension) afternoon

   ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ ― brīḵ ṭahrā ― Good afternoon

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܲܗܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܛܲܗܪܝܼ (ṭahrī)		ܛܲܗܪܲܢ (ṭahran)
	construct	ܛܗܲܪ (ṭhar)		2nd person	ܛܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṭahrūḵ)	ܛܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭahrāḵ)	ܛܲܗܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭahrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)		3rd person	ܛܲܗܪܹܗ (ṭahrēh)	ܛܲܗܪܵܗ̇ (ṭahrāh)	ܛܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (ṭahrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܝܼ (ṭahrāwātī)		ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܲܢ (ṭahrāwātan)
	construct	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ (ṭahrāwāt)		2nd person	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (ṭahrāwātūḵ)	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭahrāwātāḵ)	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭahrāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܹܐ (ṭahrāwātē)		3rd person	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ (ṭahrāwātūh)	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (ṭahrāwātōh)	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ (ṭahrāwāthōn)

Coordinate terms

times of day: ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā)edit

• ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā)
• ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā)
• ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā)
• ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā)
• ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)
• ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā)
• ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā)
• ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā)
• ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē)
• ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē)

Derived terms

• ܛܲܗܪܵܝܵܐ (ṭahrāyā, “of noon”)
• ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (bār ṭahrā, “in the afternoon, post meridiem, p.m.”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic ظُهْر (ẓuhr) and Hebrew צָהֳרַיִם (ṣāhŏráyim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˤah.rɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈtˤah.re], [tˤah.rawˈwɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܛܗܪܐ • (ṭahrā) m (plural ܛܗܪܘܬܐ or ܛܗܪܐ)

1. noon, midday

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܗܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܗܪ		1st person	ܛܗܪܝ		ܛܗܪܢ
	construct	ܛܗܪ		2nd person	ܛܗܪܟ	ܛܗܪܟܝ	ܛܗܪܟܘܢ	ܛܗܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܛܗܪܗ	ܛܗܪܗ	ܛܗܪܗܘܢ	ܛܗܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܗܪܘܢ ,ܛܗܪܝܢ		1st person	ܛܗܪܘܬܝ ,ܛܗܪܝ		ܛܗܪܘܬܢ ,ܛܗܪܝܢ
	construct	ܛܗܪܘܬ ,ܛܗܪܝ		2nd person	ܛܗܪܘܬܟ ,ܛܗܪܝܟ	ܛܗܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܛܗܪܝܟܝ	ܛܗܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܛܗܪܝܟܘܢ	ܛܗܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܛܗܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܗܪܘܬܐ ,ܛܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܛܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܛܗܪܘܗܝ	ܛܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܛܗܪܝܗ	ܛܗܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܛܗܪܝܗܘܢ	ܛܗܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܛܗܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭhr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-28
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 123a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 167b
• 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 513b