ܬܪܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܪܥܐ

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܪ ܥ (t r ˁ)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic תַּרְעָא (tarʿā). Cognate with Arabic ثَغْر (ṯaḡr, “gap, cleft”) and Hebrew שַׁעַר (shá'ar, “gateway”) by metathesis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tar.ʕɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tˤara]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tar.rɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܪܥܵܐ • (tarˁā) m (plural ܬܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ (tarˁē) or ܬܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܹܐ (tarˁānē) or ܬܲܪ̈ܥܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tarˁawwāṯā))

1. door, gate

   Synonyms: ܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ (bāḇā), ܕܲܪܘܵܙܵܐ (darwāzā)

2. entrance, ingress
3. opening, outlet, vent
4. chapter (of a book), division (of a dictionary)

   Synonym: ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀōn)

Usage notes

The word ܒܸܠܵܐ (billā) may instead be used to refer to the main or front door.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܪܥܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܪܥܝܼ (tarˁī)		ܬܲܪܥܲܢ (tarˁan)
	construct	ܬܪܲܥ (traˁ)		2nd person	ܬܲܪܥܘܼܟ݂ (tarˁūḵ)	ܬܲܪܥܵܟ݂ܝ (tarˁāḵ)	ܬܲܪܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tarˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܪܥܵܐ (tarˁā)		3rd person	ܬܲܪܥܹܗ (tarˁēh)	ܬܲܪܥܘܿܗ̇ (tarˁōh)	ܬܲܪܥܗܘܿܢ (tarˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܝܼ (tarˁī)		ܬܲܪ̈ܥܲܢ (tarˁan)
	construct	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܲܝ (tarˁay)		2nd person	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܘܼܟ݂ (tarˁūḵ)	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܵܟ݂ܝ (tarˁāḵ)	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tarˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ (tarˁē)		3rd person	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܘܼܗܝ (tarˁūh)	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܘܿܗ̇ (tarˁōh)	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܗܘܿܢ (tarˁhōn)

Derived terms

• ܢܵܛܲܪ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ (nāṭar tarˁā, “doorkeeper, gatekeeper, porter”)
• ܬܪܲܥ ܩܵܢܟܹܐ (traˁ qānkē, “sanctuary door”)
• ܬܲܪܥܬ݂ܵܐ (tarˁṯā, “small door”)
• ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܡܥܘܼܠܝܵܐ (tarˁā mˁulyā, “sublime porte”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܬ ܪ ܥ related to breaking through. Compare Arabic ثَغْر (ṯaḡr) and Hebrew שַׁעַר (šáʿar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tarʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tarʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܥܐ • (tar‘ā’) m (plural ܬܪܥܐ)

1. door, gate, entrance, ingress
2. (figuratively) beginning
3. opening, outlet, vent
4. gateway, avenue, pass
5. (architecture) atrium
6. court, palace
7. chapter, heading
8. (prosody, poetry) strophe, stanza
9. plan, expedient

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܪܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܪܥ		1st person	ܬܪܥܝ		ܬܪܥܢ
	construct	ܬܪܥ		2nd person	ܬܪܥܟ	ܬܪܥܟܝ	ܬܪܥܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ		3rd person	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܪܥܝܢ		1st person	ܬܪܥܝ		ܬܪܥܝܢ
	construct	ܬܪܥܝ		2nd person	ܬܪܥܝܟ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝ	ܬܪܥܝܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ		3rd person	ܬܪܥܘܗܝ	ܬܪܥܝܗ	ܬܪܥܝܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ ܪ ܥ related to breaking through.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tarrɑʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tarrɑʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܪܥܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܪܥܬܐ)

1. doorkeeper, gatekeeper, porter

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܪܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܪܥ		1st person	ܬܪܥܝ		ܬܪܥܢ
	construct	ܬܪܥ		2nd person	ܬܪܥܟ	ܬܪܥܟܝ	ܬܪܥܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ		3rd person	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܪܥܝܢ		1st person	ܬܪܥܝ		ܬܪܥܝܢ
	construct	ܬܪܥܝ		2nd person	ܬܪܥܝܟ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝ	ܬܪܥܝܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ		3rd person	ܬܪܥܘܗܝ	ܬܪܥܝܗ	ܬܪܥܝܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܬ ܪ ܥ related to breaking through. Compare Hebrew שׁוֹעֵר (šôʿēr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɑrʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɑrʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܪܥܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܪܥܬܐ)

1. doorkeeper, gatekeeper, porter

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܪܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܪܥ		1st person	ܬܪܥܝ		ܬܪܥܢ
	construct	ܬܪܥ		2nd person	ܬܪܥܟ	ܬܪܥܟܝ	ܬܪܥܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ		3rd person	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܪܥܝܢ		1st person	ܬܪܥܝ		ܬܪܥܝܢ
	construct	ܬܪܥܝ		2nd person	ܬܪܥܝܟ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝ	ܬܪܥܝܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ		3rd person	ܬܪܥܘܗܝ	ܬܪܥܝܗ	ܬܪܥܝܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܬ ܪ ܥ related to breaking through.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t(ə)rɑʕɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [t(ə)rɑʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܪܥܐ)

1. spurt, flow
2. rip, rent

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܪܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܪܥ		1st person	ܬܪܥܝ		ܬܪܥܢ
	construct	ܬܪܥ		2nd person	ܬܪܥܟ	ܬܪܥܟܝ	ܬܪܥܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ		3rd person	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܪܥܝܢ		1st person	ܬܪܥܝ		ܬܪܥܝܢ
	construct	ܬܪܥܝ		2nd person	ܬܪܥܝܟ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝ	ܬܪܥܝܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ		3rd person	ܬܪܥܘܗܝ	ܬܪܥܝܗ	ܬܪܥܝܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “trˁ”, 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 398a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 621b
• 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, pages 1670b–1671a