ܢܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܘܪܐ (ܕܩܠܐ)

ܢܘܪܐ (ܡܚܙܝܬܐ)

Etymology 1

From Aramaic נוּרָא (nūrā), from Proto-Semitic *nūr- (“light”); compare Arabic نُور (nūr) and Hebrew נוּר (nûr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nuːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (nūrā) m (plural ܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nūrē) or ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nūrawwāṯā))

1. fire
2. (figurative, colloquial) highly expensive item, expensive price

   ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܢܘܼܪܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ! ― lḇūšē hālēn nūrā ìnā! ― These clothes are very expensive!

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܘܼܪܝܼ (nūrī)		ܢܘܼܪܲܢ (nūran)
	construct	ܢܘܼܪ (nūr)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (nūrūḵ)	ܢܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrāḵ)	ܢܘܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrā)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܪܹܗ (nūrēh)	ܢܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (nūrāh)	ܢܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (nurhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (nūrawwāṯī)		ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (nūrawwāṯan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ (nūrawwāṯ)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (nūrawwāṯūḵ)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrawwāṯāḵ)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrawwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (nūrawwāṯē)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (nūrawwāṯūh)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (nūrawwāṯōh)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (nūrawwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܢܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (nurrāyā)
• ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܐ (nurrānā)
• ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nūrānāyā)

Proper noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (nūrā) m

1. (euphemistic) Hell

Etymology 2

From Aramaic נַורָא (nawrā), from Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /⁠nāmarum⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɑw.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [noːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܲܘܪܵܐ • (nawrā) m (plural ܢܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (nawrē))

1. mirror

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܘܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܲܘܪܝܼ (nawrī)		ܢܲܘܪܲܢ (nawran)
	construct	ܢܘܿܪ (nōr)		2nd person	ܢܲܘܪܘܼܟ݂ (nawrūḵ)	ܢܲܘܪܵܟ݂ܝ (nawrāḵ)	ܢܲܘܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nawrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܘܪܵܐ (nawrā)		3rd person	ܢܲܘܪܹܗ (nawrēh)	ܢܲܘܪܘܿܗ̇ (nawrōh)	ܢܲܘܪܗܘܿܢ (nawrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܝܼ (nawrī)		ܢܲܘܪ̈ܲܢ (nawran)
	construct	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܲܝ (nawray)		2nd person	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (nawrūḵ)	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (nawrāḵ)	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nawrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (nawrē)		3rd person	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (nawrūh)	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nawrōh)	ܢܲܘܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nawrhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *nūr-. Cognate with Arabic نُور (nūr) and Hebrew נוּר (nûr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nurɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (nūrā’) f (plural ܢܘܪܘܬܐ)

1. fire, conflagration
2. (in the plural) volcanoes

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܪ		1st person	ܢܘܪܝ		ܢܘܪܢ
	construct	ܢܘܪ		2nd person	ܢܘܪܟ	ܢܘܪܟܝ	ܢܘܪܟܘܢ	ܢܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܗܘܢ	ܢܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܘܪܘܢ		1st person	ܢܘܪܘܬܝ		ܢܘܪܘܬܢ
	construct	ܢܘܪܘܬ		2nd person	ܢܘܪܘܬܟ	ܢܘܪܘܬܟܝ	ܢܘܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܢܘܪܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܪܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܪܘܬܗ	ܢܘܪܘܬܗ	ܢܘܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܢܘܪܘܬܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܝܩܕܐ
• ܝܩܕܬܐ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܢܘܪܐ (bēṯ nūrā, “fire temple”)

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /⁠nāmaru⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nawre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ)

1. mirror

   Synonyms: ܡܚܙܝܬܐ, ܡܚܙܝܐ, ܒܝܬ ܡܚܙܝܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܪ		1st person	ܢܘܪܝ		ܢܘܪܢ
	construct	ܢܘܪ		2nd person	ܢܘܪܟ	ܢܘܪܟܝ	ܢܘܪܟܘܢ	ܢܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܗܘܢ	ܢܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܢܘܪܝ		ܢܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܢܘܪܝܟ	ܢܘܪܝܟܝ	ܢܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܪܘܗܝ	ܢܘܪܝܗ	ܢܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܪ related to shying.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. shying, dreading, fearing

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܘܪ		1st person	ܢܘܪܝ		ܢܘܪܢ
	construct	ܢܘܪ		2nd person	ܢܘܪܟ	ܢܘܪܟܝ	ܢܘܪܟܘܢ	ܢܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܗ	ܢܘܪܗܘܢ	ܢܘܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܪ related to shying.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nawwɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nawwɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܪܬܐ)

1. terrified, fearful, daunted

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܪܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܢܘܪ	ܢܘܪܐ	ܢܘܪܝܢ	ܢܘܪܢ
construct	ܢܘܪ	ܢܘܪܬ	ܢܘܪܝ	ܢܘܪܬ
emphatic	ܢܘܪܐ	ܢܘܪܬܐ	ܢܘܪܐ	ܢܘܪܬܐ

References

• “nwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-22
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 200b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 334a-b
• 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. 904a-b