ܟܘܪܐ

See also: ܟܘܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒆠𒉈 (/⁠kuru⁠/, “crucible, kiln, brazier; log, thick reed; short reed mat, collection of reeds”), likely coined from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, “a bundle”), hence a place of burning bundles of firewood or tinder; compare Arabic كُور (kūr) and Hebrew כּוּר (kûr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kurɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kure] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kūrā) m (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kūrē))

1. furnace, crucible, kiln, oven

   Synonym: ܐܬܘܢܐ (ʾattūnā)

2. fire, hearth

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܪ	ܟܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܪ	ܟܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܪܐ	ܟܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܪܝ	ܟܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܟ	ܟܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܝ	ܟܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܪܗ	ܟܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܪܗ	ܟܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܪܢ	ܟܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܝܢ	ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܗܝܢ	ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

(taking Classical Syriac as representative for all Semitic)

• Georgian: ქურა (kura)
• Old Armenian: քուրայ (kʿuray)
• Persian: کوره (kôre)
• Arabic: كُور (kūr)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek χώρᾱ (khṓrā).

Alternative forms

• ܟܘܪ (kōr)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [korɑ]

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kōrā) f (plural ܟܘܪܣ (kōras) or ܟܘܪܘܣ (kōrās))

1. land, country

   Synonyms: ܐܪܥܐ (ʾarʿā), ܡܬܐ (māṯā), ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrā)

2. province, region, district

   Synonyms: ܫܒܒܘܬܐ (šəḇāḇūṯā), ܦܢܝܬܐ (pənīṯā), ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrā), ܩܪܝܬܐ (qərīṯā)

3. neighbourhood

   Synonyms: ܫܒܒܘܬܐ (šəḇāḇūṯā), ܩܘܪܒܐ (qurbā), ܟܦܪܘܢܐ (kap̄rōnā)

Descendants

• → Arabic: كُورَة (kūra)
• → Old Armenian: քորայ (kʿoray)

Etymology 3

Compare ܟܘܪܬܐ (kawwārtā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kawwɑrɑ], [k(ə)wɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kawwɑre], [k(ə)wɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kawwārā) c (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kawwārē))

1. beehive

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܪ	ܟܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܪ	ܟܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܪܐ	ܟܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܪܝ	ܟܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܟ	ܟܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܝ	ܟܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܪܗ	ܟܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܪܗ	ܟܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܪܢ	ܟܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܝܢ	ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܗܝܢ	ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Akkadian 𒄥 (/⁠kurru⁠/), ultimately from Sumerian 𒄥 (GUR, “a bundle of barley; standard unit of capacity”), which is also the origin of the above word for beehive and of ܟܪܬܐ (kārtā, “bundle; burden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [korɑ], [k(ə)wɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kore], [k(ə)wɑrɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kōrā, kwārā) m (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kōrē, kwārē))

1. cor/kor, homer

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܪ	ܟܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܪ	ܟܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܪܐ	ܟܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܪܝ	ܟܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܟ	ܟܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܝ	ܟܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܪܗ	ܟܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܪܗ	ܟܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܪܢ	ܟܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܟܝܢ	ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܗܝܢ	ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “kwr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kwr³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kwr⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kwr”, 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 154a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 210b-211a
• 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 612b