ܢܘܪܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܘܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܘ ܪ (n w r)
2 terms

From ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrā, “fire”) +‎ -ܢܝܐ (-nāyā, the intensive attributive adjective ending). Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, calque of Ancient Greek πῡρᾰμῐ́ς (pūramís) based of the popular folk etymology of it being derived of πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nuːrɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (nūrānāyā) (feminine ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (nūrānāytā), plural ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē))

1. pyramidal

Noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (nūrānāyā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē))

1. (architecture, Egyptology) pyramid (ancient massive construction)

   ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ ܕܓܝܼܙܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܒܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܩܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ ܥܲܬܝܼܩܬܵܐ.

   nūrānāyē rabbē d-gīzā pīšē ìwā binyē ayḵ qaḇrē gāw miṣrēn ˁatīqtā.

   The Great Pyramids of Giza were built as tombs in Ancient Egypt.

2. (geometry) pyramid (solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal base)
3. (management, psychology) pyramid, hierarchy

   Synonym: ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܐ (tiḡmā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܝܼ (nūrānāyī)		ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܲܢ (nūrānāyan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝ (nūrānāy)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nūrānāyūḵ)	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrānāyāḵ)	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrānāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nūrānāyā)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܹܗ (nūrānāyēh)	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (nūrānāyāh)	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (nūrānāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܝܼ (nūrānāyī)		ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܲܢ (nūrānāyan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܲܝ (nūrānāyay)		2nd person	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nūrānāyūḵ)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrānāyāḵ)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrānāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē)		3rd person	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܘܼܗܝ (nūrānāyūh)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (nūrānāyōh)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (nūrānāyhōn)