ܢܘܗܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܢ ܗ ܪ (n h r)
3 terms

ܢܘܗܪܐ

From Aramaic נוּהְרָא (nuhrā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nuh.rɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ • (nuhrā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܗܪܹ̈ܐ (nuhrē))

1. light, brightness, brilliance

   ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ ܠܡܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ― nuhrā l-mīṯūḵ (literally, “light to your dead”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܘܼܗܪܝܼ (nuhrī)		ܢܘܼܗܪܲܢ (nuhran)
	construct	ܢܘܿܗܲܪ (nōhar)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (nuhrūḵ)	ܢܘܼܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nuhrāḵ)	ܢܘܼܗܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuhrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ (nuhrā)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܗܪܹܗ (nuhrēh)	ܢܘܼܗܪܘܿܗ̇ (nuhrōh)	ܢܘܼܗܪܗܘܿܢ (nuhrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܝܼ (nuhrī)		ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܲܢ (nuhran)
	construct	ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܲܝ (nuhray)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (nuhrūḵ)	ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (nuhrāḵ)	ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nuhrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܗܪܹ̈ܐ (nuhrē)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (nuhrūh)	ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nuhrōh)	ܢܘܼܗܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nuhrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ (bar nuhrā)
• ܡܲܢܗܸܪ (manhir)

See also

• ܒܲܗܪܵܐ (bahrā, “light energy”)
• ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrā, “fire”)

Proper noun

ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ • (nuhrā) f

1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of ܡܢܲܗܸܪ (mnahhir).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nuhhɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܐ • (nuhhārā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܗܵܪܹ̈ܐ (nūhārē))

1. illumination, enlightenment
2. instruction, elucidation, commentary
3. comment, note

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܘܼܗܵܪܝܼ (nūhārī)		ܢܘܼܗܵܪܲܢ (nūhāran)
	construct	ܢܘܼܗܵܪ (nūhār)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܗܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (nūhārūḵ)	ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nūhārāḵ)	ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūhārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܐ (nuhhārā)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܗܵܪܹܗ (nūhārēh)	ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܗ̇ (nūhārāh)	ܢܘܼܗܵܪܗܘܿܢ (nūhārhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܝܼ (nūhārī)		ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܲܢ (nūhāran)
	construct	ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܲܝ (nūhāray)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (nūhārūḵ)	ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (nūhārāḵ)	ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūhārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܗܵܪܹ̈ܐ (nūhārē)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (nūhārūh)	ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nūhārōh)	ܢܘܼܗܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nūhārhōn)

Proper noun

ܢܘܼܗܵܪܵܐ • (nuhhārā) f

1. a female given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܢ-ܗ-ܪ (n-h-r) related to shining.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nuhrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nuhre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܘܗܪܐ • (nuhrā) m (plural ܢܘܗܪܐ)

1. light, brightness
2. sight, eyesight
3. insight, enlightenment
4. explication, commentary
5. brilliance
6. honor/honour

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܗܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܗܘܪ		1st person	ܢܘܗܪܝ		ܢܘܗܪܢ
	construct	ܢܗܘܪ		2nd person	ܢܘܗܪܟ	ܢܘܗܪܟܝ	ܢܘܗܪܟܘܢ	ܢܘܗܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܗܪܗ	ܢܘܗܪܗ	ܢܘܗܪܗܘܢ	ܢܘܗܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܘܗܪܝܢ		1st person	ܢܘܗܪܝ		ܢܘܗܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܘܗܪܝ		2nd person	ܢܘܗܪܝܟ	ܢܘܗܪܝܟܝ	ܢܘܗܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܘܗܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܗܪܘܗܝ	ܢܘܗܪܝܗ	ܢܘܗܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܘܗܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ-ܗ-ܪ (n-h-r) related to shining.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nuhhɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nuhhɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܘܗܪܐ • (nuhhārā) m (plural ܢܘܗܪܐ)

1. illumination
2. enlightenment
3. instruction, elucidation, commentary
4. comment, note

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܗܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܗܪ		1st person	ܢܘܗܪܝ		ܢܘܗܪܢ
	construct	ܢܘܗܪ		2nd person	ܢܘܗܪܟ	ܢܘܗܪܟܝ	ܢܘܗܪܟܘܢ	ܢܘܗܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܗܪܗ	ܢܘܗܪܗ	ܢܘܗܪܗܘܢ	ܢܘܗܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܘܗܪܝܢ		1st person	ܢܘܗܪܝ		ܢܘܗܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܘܗܪܝ		2nd person	ܢܘܗܪܝܟ	ܢܘܗܪܝܟܝ	ܢܘܗܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܘܗܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܗܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܗܪܘܗܝ	ܢܘܗܪܝܗ	ܢܘܗܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܘܗܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nhwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “nwhr”, 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. 198b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 330b
• 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. 896a-b