ܟܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܝܪܐ

Alternative forms

• ܚܝܼܵܪܵܐ (ḥīyārā)

Etymology

From Persian خیار (xiyâr), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 (xyār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xəjɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ • (ḵyārā) m sg (plural ܟ݂ܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḵyārē))

1. cucumber

Inflection

Inflection of ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܝܼ (ḵyārī)		ܟ݂ܝܵܪܲܢ (ḵyāran)
	construct	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ (ḵyār)		2nd person	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḵyārūḵ)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḵyārāḵ)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḵyārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ (ḵyārā)		3rd person	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܹܗ (ḵyārēh)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܗ̇ (ḵyārāh)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ḵyārhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܝܼ (ḵyārī)		ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܲܢ (ḵyāran)
	construct	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ḵyāray)		2nd person	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ḵyārūḵ)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḵyārāḵ)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḵyārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḵyārē)		3rd person	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ḵyārūh)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḵyārōh)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḵyārhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Possibly a misreading of ܟܢܪܐ (kennārā) or related to ܟܝܪܬܐ (kīrattā, “writing”).

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܟܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. (possibly) writing, calligraphy

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܝܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܝܪ		1st person	ܟܝܪܝ		ܟܝܪܢ
	construct	ܟܝܪ		2nd person	ܟܝܪܟ	ܟܝܪܟܝ	ܟܝܪܟܘܢ	ܟܝܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܟܝܪܗ	ܟܝܪܗ	ܟܝܪܗܘܢ	ܟܝܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek χήρᾱ (khḗrā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kirɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kire] (plural)

Noun

ܟܝܪܐ • (kīrā) f (plural ܟܝܪܐ (kīrē))

1. widow

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܝܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܝܪ		1st person	ܟܝܪܝ		ܟܝܪܢ
	construct	ܟܝܪ		2nd person	ܟܝܪܟ	ܟܝܪܟܝ	ܟܝܪܟܘܢ	ܟܝܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܟܝܪܗ	ܟܝܪܗ	ܟܝܪܗܘܢ	ܟܝܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܝܪܝܢ		1st person	ܟܝܪܝ		ܟܝܪܝܢ
	construct	ܟܝܪܝ		2nd person	ܟܝܪܝܟ	ܟܝܪܝܟܝ	ܟܝܪܝܟܘܢ	ܟܝܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܟܝܪܘܗܝ	ܟܝܪܝܗ	ܟܝܪܝܗܘܢ	ܟܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Arabic خِيَار (ḵiyār), from Persian خیار (xiyâr), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 (xyār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)jɑrɑ], [x(ə)jɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)jɑre], [x(ə)jɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܟܝܪܐ • (kyārā, ḵyārā) m (plural ܟܝܪܐ (kyārē, ḵyārē))

1. cucumber

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܝܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܝܪ		1st person	ܟܝܪܝ		ܟܝܪܢ
	construct	ܟܝܪ		2nd person	ܟܝܪܟ	ܟܝܪܟܝ	ܟܝܪܟܘܢ	ܟܝܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܟܝܪܗ	ܟܝܪܗ	ܟܝܪܗܘܢ	ܟܝܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܝܪܝܢ		1st person	ܟܝܪܝ		ܟܝܪܝܢ
	construct	ܟܝܪܝ		2nd person	ܟܝܪܝܟ	ܟܝܪܝܟܝ	ܟܝܪܝܟܘܢ	ܟܝܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܝܪܐ		3rd person	ܟܝܪܘܗܝ	ܟܝܪܝܗ	ܟܝܪܝܗܘܢ	ܟܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “kyr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kyrˀ²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 213b, 625a
• 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 620b