ܡܕܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܘ ܪ (d w r)
7 terms

Noun of place derived from the verb ܕܵܐܹܪ (dāˀēr, “to circle, dwell”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪð.jɑːrɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mɪd.jɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ • (miḏyārā) m sg (plural ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (miḏyārē))

1. (architecture) floor, storey, level

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ (miḏyārā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܝܼ (miḏyārī)		ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܲܢ (miḏyāran)
	construct	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪ (miḏyār)	2nd person	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (miḏyārūḵ)	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (miḏyārāḵ)	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miḏyārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ (miḏyārā)	3rd person	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܹܗ (miḏyārēh)	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܵܗ̇ (miḏyārāh)	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܗܘܿܢ (miḏyārhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܝܼ (miḏyārī)		ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܲܢ (miḏyāran)
	construct	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܲܝ (miḏyāray)	2nd person	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (miḏyārūḵ)	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (miḏyārāḵ)	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miḏyārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (miḏyārē)	3rd person	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (miḏyārūh)	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (miḏyārōh)	ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (miḏyārhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ ܐܲܪܥܵܝܵܐ (miḏyārā arˁāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܕ-ܘ-ܪ (d-w-r) related to circling or dwelling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛðjɑrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɛðjɑre(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܡܕܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܕܝܪܐ)

1. (architecture) floor, story, flat
2. dwelling, habitation
3. upper room
4. (figuratively) skies, heavens, vault

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܕܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܕܝܪ	ܡܕܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܕܝܪ	ܡܕܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܕܝܪܐ	ܡܕܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܕܝܪܝ	ܡܕܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܕܝܪܟ	ܡܕܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܕܝܪܟܝ	ܡܕܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܕܝܪܗ	ܡܕܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܕܝܪܗ	ܡܕܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܕܝܪܢ	ܡܕܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܕܝܪܟܘܢ	ܡܕܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܕܝܪܟܝܢ	ܡܕܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܕܝܪܗܘܢ	ܡܕܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܕܝܪܗܝܢ	ܡܕܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mdyr”, 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. 61b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 253a
• 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, p. 714a