ܢܗܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܗ ܪ (n h r)
3 terms

ܢܗܪܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic נַהֲרָא (nahărā), from Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”); compare Arabic نَهْر (nahr), Hebrew נָהָר (nahár) and Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nārum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nah.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [naː.rɑː]

Noun

ܢܲܗܪܵܐ • (nahrā) m (plural ܢܲܗܪܵܘܵܬܹܐ (nahrāwātē))

1. river

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܗܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܲܗܪܝܼ (nahrī)		ܢܲܗܪܲܢ (nahran)
	construct	ܢܗܲܪ (nhar)		2nd person	ܢܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (nahrūḵ)	ܢܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nahrāḵ)	ܢܲܗܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nahrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܗܪܵܐ (nahrā)		3rd person	ܢܲܗܪܹܗ (nahrēh)	ܢܲܗܪܵܗ̇ (nahrāh)	ܢܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (nahrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ (nahrāwātī)		ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܲܢ (nahrāwātan)
	construct	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ (nahrāwāt)		2nd person	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (nahrāwātūḵ)	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (nahrāwātāḵ)	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nahrāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (nahrāwātē)		3rd person	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ (nahrāwātūh)	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (nahrāwātōh)	ܢܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ (nahrāwāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܢܲܗܪܘܿܢܵܐ (nahrōnā, “rivulet”)
• ܢܲܗܪܵܝܵܐ (nahrāyā, “riverine, Mesopotamian”)

  ܒܹܝܬ ܢܲܗܪܝܼܢ (bēt nahrīn, “Mesopotamia”)

Classical Syriac

Root
ܢ-ܗ-ܪ
2 terms

Alternative forms

• נהרא

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *nahar-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nahrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nahre], [nahrawwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܢܗܪܐ • (nahrā) m (plural ܢܗܪܘܬܐ or ܢܗܪܐ)

1. river, stream

   Synonym: ܫܚܠܐ

2. branch of a river
3. canal

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܢܗܪܐ (nahrē) is a paucal (from two to ten) while the plural ܢܗܪܘܬܐ (nahrawwāṯā) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܗܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܗܪ		1st person	ܢܗܪܝ		ܢܗܪܢ
	construct	ܢܗܪ		2nd person	ܢܗܪܟ	ܢܗܪܟܝ	ܢܗܪܟܘܢ	ܢܗܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܗܪܗ	ܢܗܪܗ	ܢܗܪܗܘܢ	ܢܗܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܗܪܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܢ		1st person	ܢܗܪܘܬܝ ,ܢܗܪܝ		ܢܗܪܘܬܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܗܪܘܬ ,ܢܗܪܝ		2nd person	ܢܗܪܘܬܟ ,ܢܗܪܝܟ	ܢܗܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܝ	ܢܗܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܗܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܗܪܘܬܐ ,ܢܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܢܗܪܘܗܝ	ܢܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܢܗܪܝܗ	ܢܗܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܗܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܘܬܐ
• ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ
• ܡܨܥܬ ܢܗܪܘܬܐ
• ܢܗܪ
• ܢܗܪܘܢܐ
• ܢܗܪܝܐ
• ܥܒܪ ܢܗܪܐ

Proper noun

ܢܗܪܐ • (nahrā)

1. the Euphrates

   Synonym: ܦܪܬ

References

• “nhr”, 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 198b
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 330a
• 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 894b