ܢܘܟܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܟ ܪ (n k r)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic נוּכְרָיָא (nuḵrāyā) from the above root related to “keeping away”; compare Hebrew נָכְרִי (nokhrí), Akkadian 𒉽 (nakīrum) and Arabic نَكِرَ (nakira, “to not know”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nuxrɑːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [nɪxrɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ • (nuḵrāyā) (feminine ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nuḵrāytā), plural ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nuḵrāyē))

1. stranger
2. foreign, alien (in different senses: non-family member, one of a different town or city, one of a different nation or ethnicity, etc.)

Noun

ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ • (nuḵrāyā) m (plural ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nuḵrāyē), feminine ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nuḵrāytā))

1. stranger
2. foreigner, alien (in different senses: non-family member, one of a different town or city, one of a different nation or ethnicity, etc.)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝܝܼ (nukrāyī)		ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝܲܢ (nukrāyan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝ (nukrāy)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nukrāyūḵ)	ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nukrāyāḵ)	ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nukrāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝܵܐ (nukrāyā)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝܹܗ (nukrāyēh)	ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝܵܗ̇ (nukrāyāh)	ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝܗܘܿܢ (nukrāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܘܼܟܪ̈ܵܝܝܼ (nukrāyī)		ܢܘܼܟܪ̈ܵܝܲܢ (nukrāyan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܟܪ̈ܵܝܲܝ (nukrāyay)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܟܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nukrāyūḵ)	ܢܘܼܟܪ̈ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nukrāyāḵ)	ܢܘܼܟܪ̈ܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nukrāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܟܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nukrāyē)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܟܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܗܝ (nukrāyūh)	ܢܘܼܟܪ̈ܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (nukrāyōh)	ܢܘܼܟܪ̈ܵܝܗܘܿܢ (nukrāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܢܘܼܟܪܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nukrāyūṯā)
• ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (nuḵrāˀīṯ)
• ܡܢܲܟ݂ܪܹܐ (mnaḵrē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ ܟ ܪ ܝ related to keeping away; compare Hebrew נָכְרִי (noḵrî).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nuxˈrɑ.jɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nuxˈrɑ.je] (plural)

Adjective

ܢܘܟܪܝܐ • (nūḵrāyā) m (plural ܢܘܟܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ)

1. strange, unusual
2. foreign, alien, alienated
3. other

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܟܪܝܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܢܘܟܪܝ	ܢܘܟܪܝܐ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܢ	ܢܘܟܪܝܢ
construct	ܢܘܟܪܝ	ܢܘܟܪܝܬ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝ	ܢܘܟܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܢܘܟܪܝܐ	ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ	ܢܘܟܪܝܐ	ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ

Noun

ܢܘܟܪܝܐ • (nūḵrāyā) m (plural ܢܘܟܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ)

1. stranger
2. foreigner, alien
3. separation, forsaking

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܟܪܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܟܪܝ		1st person	ܢܘܟܪܝܝ		ܢܘܟܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܘܟܪܝ		2nd person	ܢܘܟܪܝܟ	ܢܘܟܪܝܟܝ	ܢܘܟܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܘܟܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܟܪܝܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܟܪܝܗ	ܢܘܟܪܝܗ	ܢܘܟܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܘܟܪܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܢ		1st person	ܢܘܟܪܝܝ		ܢܘܟܪܝܝܢ
	construct	ܢܘܟܪܝܝ		2nd person	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܟ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܟܝ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܟܘܢ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܟܪܝܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܟܪܝܘܗܝ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܗ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܗܘܢ	ܢܘܟܪܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nwkry”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-07
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 205a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 332a
• 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 899a