ܝܬܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܪ (w t r)
7 terms

Compare Arabic وَتَر (watar) and Hebrew יֶתֶר (yéter).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jaθ.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [jat.rɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ • (yaṯrā) m sg (plural ܝܲܬܪܹ̈ܐ (yatrē))

1. rope, cord, string, fibre
2. (archery) bowstring
3. (geometry) chord, diameter
4. (architecture) beam
5. (anatomy) sinew, tendon

   Synonym: ܓܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ (gyāḏā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (yaṯrā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ (yaṯrī)		ܝܲܬ݂ܪܲܢ (yaṯran)
	construct	ܝܼܬ݂ܲܪ (īṯar)	2nd person	ܝܲܬ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (yaṯrūḵ)	ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (yaṯrāḵ)	ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaṯrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (yaṯrā)	3rd person	ܝܲܬ݂ܪܹܗ (yaṯrēh)	ܝܲܬ݂ܪܘܿܗ̇ (yaṯrōh)	ܝܲܬ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (yaṯrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (yaṯrī)		ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (yaṯran)
	construct	ܝܲܬܪ̈ܲܝ (yatray)	2nd person	ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (yaṯrūḵ)	ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (yaṯrāḵ)	ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaṯrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (yaṯrē)	3rd person	ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (yaṯrūh)	ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yaṯrōh)	ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (yaṯrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (yaṯrāyā)
• ܝܲܬܪ̈ܲܝ ܩܵܠܵܐ (yatray qālā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܬ-ܪ (w-t-r) related to being extra. Compare Arabic وَتَر (watar) and Hebrew יֶתֶר (yéṯer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jaθrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [jaθre(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܝܬܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܬܪܐ)

1. rope, cord, string, fibre
2. bowstring
3. (anatomy) sinew, tendon
4. (geometry) chord, diameter
5. (architecture) beam

Inflection

    inflection of ܝܬܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܬܪ	ܝܬܪܝܢ
construct	ܝܬܪ	ܝܬܪܝ
emphatic	ܝܬܪܐ	ܝܬܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܝܬܪܝ	ܝܬܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܝܬܪܟ	ܝܬܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܝܬܪܟܝ	ܝܬܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܝܬܪܗ	ܝܬܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܝܬܪܗ	ܝܬܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܝܬܪܢ	ܝܬܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܝܬܪܟܘܢ	ܝܬܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܝܬܪܟܝܢ	ܝܬܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܝܬܪܗܘܢ	ܝܬܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܝܬܪܗܝܢ	ܝܬܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ytr”, 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, p. 147a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 200b
• 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, pp. 590b-591a