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ܚܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܚ ܘ ܪ (ḥ w r)
10 terms

Color derived from Aramaic חִיוָּרָא (ḥewwārā); compare Arabic أَحْوَر (ʔaḥwar), حُوَّارَى (ḥuwwārā, “chalk”), Hebrew חִוֵּר (khivér, “pale”) and חוּר (khúr, “fine white cloth”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xəwɑːrɑː]

Adjective edit

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ • (ḥwārā) (feminine ܚܘܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥwārtā), plural ܚܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥwārē))

  1. white

Noun edit

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ • (ḥwārā) m

  1. the white color
  2. white person

Usage notes edit

Unlike some English usage of the term “white” referring to people of European descent, this term is not an ethnic label and refers to any person with light skin pigmentation.

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gāwnē) (layout · text)
     ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)      ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)      ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
             ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)              ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)              ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā); ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)
             ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)              ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)              ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
             ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)              ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)              ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
             ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)              ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)              ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r), related to whitening; compare Arabic حُوَّارَى (ḥuwwārā), أَحْوَر (ʔaḥwar), Hebrew חִוֵּר (ḥiwwēr), חוּר (ḥūr).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ħɛwˈwɑ.rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [xɪwˈwɑ.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ħɛˈwo.ro]

Adjective edit

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ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥewwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

  1. white, silvery; clear, bright
Inflection edit
    declension of ܚܘܪܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܢ
construct ܚܘܪܬ ܚܘܪܬ
emphatic ܚܘܪܬܐ ܚܘܪܬܐ
Antonyms edit

Noun edit

ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥewwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārē), singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ (ḥewwārtā))

  1. white (color)
  2. (numismatics) silver coin
  3. white pepper
  4. various trees and plants: white alder, white vine
  5. white metal, tin
  6. sheep
  7. (in the plural) white garments
  8. (anatomy) sclera, white of the eye
Inflection edit
    inflection of ܚܘܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܘܪܟ ܚܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܘܪܟܝ ܚܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܘܪܢ ܚܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܘܪܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܘܪܟܝܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܘܪܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܘܪܗܝܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2 edit

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r), related to whitening; compare Arabic حَوْر (ḥawr).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħaw.(wə.)rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxaw.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħɑw.ro]

Noun edit

ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥawwərā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawwərē))

  1. various trees: white poplar, alder
  2. cinder, burnt out coal
  3. yearling lamb
Inflection edit
    inflection of ܚܘܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܘܪܟ ܚܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܘܪܟܝ ܚܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܘܪܢ ܚܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܘܪܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܘܪܟܝܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܘܪܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܘܪܗܝܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3 edit

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħaw.rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxaw.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħɑw.ro]

Noun edit

ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥawrā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ)

  1. vision, sight, gaze
  2. aspect, look, appearance
  3. spectacle
  4. pattern
  5. likeness, example, model, copy
  6. time
Inflection edit
    inflection of ܚܘܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܘܪܟ ܚܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܘܪܟܝ ܚܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܘܪܢ ܚܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܘܪܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܘܪܟܝܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܘܪܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܘܪܗܝܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4 edit

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ħawˈwɑ.rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [xawˈwɑ.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ħɑˈwo.ro]

Adjective edit

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ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥawwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

  1. envious, jealous, gluttonous, greedy
Inflection edit
    declension of ܚܘܪܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܢ
construct ܚܘܪܬ ܚܘܪܬ
emphatic ܚܘܪܬܐ ܚܘܪܬܐ

Etymology 5 edit

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ħ(ə.)ˈwɑ.rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxwɑ.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħwo.ro]

Noun edit

ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥəwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥəwārē))

  1. look, glance, gazing
  2. consideration, contemplation
  3. aim, intention
Inflection edit
    inflection of ܚܘܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܘܪܟ ܚܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܘܪܟܝ ܚܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܘܪܢ ܚܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܘܪܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܘܪܟܝܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܘܪܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܘܪܗܝܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 6 edit

From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܪ (ḥ-r-r); compare Arabic خَوْر (ḵawr), Hebrew חֹר (ḥōr). Compare also Old Armenian խոր (xor).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħor.rɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxor.rɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħu.ro]

Noun edit

ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥorrā, ḥōrā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥorrē, ḥōrē))

  1. hole, aperture
Inflection edit
    inflection of ܚܘܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܝ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܘܪܟ ܚܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܘܪܟܝ ܚܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܘܪܢ ܚܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܘܪܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܘܪܟܝܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܘܪܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܘܪܗܝܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References edit

  • “ḥwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-12
  • “ḥwr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-14
  • “ḥwr3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-14
  • “ḥwr4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-13
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 100b, 115a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 134a-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, page 432a-b

Turoyo edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Aramaic חיורא.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ܚܶܘܳܪܳܐ • (ḥeworo)

  1. white
Antonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Aramaic חַבְרָא (ḥaḇrā)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܚܰܘܪܳܐ • (ḥawro) m

  1. friend
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