ܟܘܪܐ
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Akkadian 𒆠𒉈 (/kuru/, “crucible, kiln, brazier; log, thick reed; short reed mat, collection of reeds”), likely coined from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, “a bundle”), hence a place of burning bundles of firewood or tinder; compare Arabic كُور (kūr) and Hebrew כּוּר (kûr).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܟܘܪܐ • (kūrā) m (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kūrē))
Inflection
[edit]state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܟܘܪ | ܟܘܪܝܢ |
construct | ܟܘܪ | ܟܘܪܝ |
emphatic | ܟܘܪܐ | ܟܘܪܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܘܪܝ | ܟܘܪܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܘܪܟ | ܟܘܪܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܘܪܟܝ | ܟܘܪܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܘܪܗ | ܟܘܪܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܘܪܗ | ܟܘܪܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܘܪܢ | ܟܘܪܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܘܪܟܘܢ | ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܘܪܟܝܢ | ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܘܪܗܘܢ | ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܘܪܗܝܢ | ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
[edit](taking Classical Syriac as representative for all Semitic)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Ancient Greek χώρᾱ (khṓrā).
Alternative forms
[edit]- ܟܘܪ (kōr)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܟܘܪܐ • (kōrā) f (plural ܟܘܪܣ (kōras) or ܟܘܪܘܣ (kōrās))
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Compare ܟܘܪܬܐ (kawwārtā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܟܘܪܐ • (kawwārā) c (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kawwārē))
Inflection
[edit]state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܟܘܪ | ܟܘܪܝܢ |
construct | ܟܘܪ | ܟܘܪܝ |
emphatic | ܟܘܪܐ | ܟܘܪܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܘܪܝ | ܟܘܪܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܘܪܟ | ܟܘܪܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܘܪܟܝ | ܟܘܪܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܘܪܗ | ܟܘܪܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܘܪܗ | ܟܘܪܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܘܪܢ | ܟܘܪܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܘܪܟܘܢ | ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܘܪܟܝܢ | ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܘܪܗܘܢ | ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܘܪܗܝܢ | ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 4
[edit]From Akkadian 𒄥 (/kurru/), ultimately from Sumerian 𒄥 (GUR, “a bundle of barley; standard unit of capacity”), which is also the origin of the above word for beehive and of ܟܪܬܐ (kārtā, “bundle; burden”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܟܘܪܐ • (kōrā, kwārā) m (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kōrē, kwārē))
Inflection
[edit]state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܟܘܪ | ܟܘܪܝܢ |
construct | ܟܘܪ | ܟܘܪܝ |
emphatic | ܟܘܪܐ | ܟܘܪܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܘܪܝ | ܟܘܪܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܘܪܟ | ܟܘܪܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܘܪܟܝ | ܟܘܪܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܘܪܗ | ܟܘܪܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܘܪܗ | ܟܘܪܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܘܪܢ | ܟܘܪܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܘܪܟܘܢ | ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܘܪܟܝܢ | ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܘܪܗܘܢ | ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܘܪܗܝܢ | ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
[edit]- “kwr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “kwr3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “kwr4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “kwr”, 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 154a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 210b-211a
- 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 612b
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