ܠܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).

Alternative forms

• ܠܝܘܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lurɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [lure(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܠܘܪܐ • (lūrā) f (plural ܠܘܪܐ)

1. lyre

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܠܘܪ		1st person	ܠܘܪܝ		ܠܘܪܢ
	construct	ܠܘܪ		2nd person	ܠܘܪܟ	ܠܘܪܟܝ	ܠܘܪܟܘܢ	ܠܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܠܘܪܗ	ܠܘܪܗ	ܠܘܪܗܘܢ	ܠܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܠܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܠܘܪܝ		ܠܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܠܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܠܘܪܝܟ	ܠܘܪܝܟܝ	ܠܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܠܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܠܘܪܘܗܝ	ܠܘܪܝܗ	ܠܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܠܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܠܘܪܐ • (lūrā) f

1. (astronomy) Lyra

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek λαῦρα (laûra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [lawre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܠܘܪܐ • (lawrā) m (plural ܠܘܪܐ)

1. monastery

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܠܘܪ		1st person	ܠܘܪܝ		ܠܘܪܢ
	construct	ܠܘܪ		2nd person	ܠܘܪܟ	ܠܘܪܟܝ	ܠܘܪܟܘܢ	ܠܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܠܘܪܗ	ܠܘܪܗ	ܠܘܪܗܘܢ	ܠܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܠܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܠܘܪܝ		ܠܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܠܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܠܘܪܝܟ	ܠܘܪܝܟܝ	ܠܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܠܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܠܘܪܘܗܝ	ܠܘܪܝܗ	ܠܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܠܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Compare Latin lōrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɑwrɑ(ʔ)], [lɑwɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [lɑwre(ʔ)], [lɑwɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܠܘܪܐ • (lāwərā, lāwārā) m (plural ܠܘܪܐ)

1. (botany) kind of pulse
2. saddle

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܠܘܪ		1st person	ܠܘܪܝ		ܠܘܪܢ
	construct	ܠܘܪ		2nd person	ܠܘܪܟ	ܠܘܪܟܝ	ܠܘܪܟܘܢ	ܠܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܠܘܪܗ	ܠܘܪܗ	ܠܘܪܗܘܢ	ܠܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܠܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܠܘܪܝ		ܠܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܠܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܠܘܪܝܟ	ܠܘܪܝܟܝ	ܠܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܠܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܠܘܪܘܗܝ	ܠܘܪܝܗ	ܠܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܠܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “lwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “lwr²”, 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 170b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 238b
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 1917
• 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 681a-b