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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܠܘܪ	ܠܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܠܘܪ	ܠܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܠܘܪܐ	ܠܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܠܘܪܝ	ܠܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܠܘܪܟ	ܠܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܠܘܪܟܝ	ܠܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܠܘܪܗ	ܠܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܘܪܗ	ܠܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܠܘܪܢ	ܠܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܠܘܪܟܘܢ	ܠܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܠܘܪܟܝܢ	ܠܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܠܘܪܗܘܢ	ܠܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܠܘܪܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܠܘܪ	ܠܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܠܘܪ	ܠܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܠܘܪܐ	ܠܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܠܘܪܝ	ܠܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܠܘܪܟ	ܠܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܠܘܪܟܝ	ܠܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܠܘܪܗ	ܠܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܘܪܗ	ܠܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܠܘܪܢ	ܠܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܠܘܪܟܘܢ	ܠܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܠܘܪܟܝܢ	ܠܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܠܘܪܗܘܢ	ܠܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܠܘܪܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܠܘܪ	ܠܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܠܘܪ	ܠܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܠܘܪܐ	ܠܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܠܘܪܝ	ܠܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܠܘܪܟ	ܠܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܠܘܪܟܝ	ܠܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܠܘܪܗ	ܠܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܘܪܗ	ܠܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܠܘܪܢ	ܠܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܠܘܪܟܘܢ	ܠܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܠܘܪܟܝܢ	ܠܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܠܘܪܗܘܢ	ܠܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܠܘܪܗܝܢ	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