ܕܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܕ ܘ ܪ (d w r)
7 terms

Derived from the verb ܕܵܐܹܪ (dāˀēr, “to circle, dwell”) of the noun pattern 1a23ā; hence also ܕܵܪܵܐ (dārā, “age, generation”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [daw.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [doːrɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܘܪܵܐ • (dawrā) m sg (plural ܕܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (dawrē))

1. century (period of a hundred years)

   Synonym: ܡܐܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mˀāyūṯā)

   ܕܲܘܪܵܐ ܕܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܘܚܲܕ݇ ― dawrā d-ˁisrīn w-ḥa ― The twenty first century

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܘܪܵܐ (dawrā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܘܪܝܼ (dawrī)		ܕܲܘܪܲܢ (dawran)
	construct	ܕܘܿܪ (dōr)	2nd person	ܕܲܘܪܘܼܟ݂ (dawrūḵ)	ܕܲܘܪܵܟ݂ܝ (dawrāḵ)	ܕܲܘܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dawrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܘܪܵܐ (dawrā)	3rd person	ܕܲܘܪܹܗ (dawrēh)	ܕܲܘܪܘܿܗ̇ (dawrōh)	ܕܲܘܪܗܘܿܢ (dawrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܘܪ̈ܝܼ (dawrī)		ܕܲܘܪ̈ܲܢ (dawran)
	construct	ܕܲܘܪ̈ܲܝ (dawray)	2nd person	ܕܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (dawrūḵ)	ܕܲܘܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (dawrāḵ)	ܕܲܘܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dawrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (dawrē)	3rd person	ܕܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (dawrūh)	ܕܲܘܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dawrōh)	ܕܲܘܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (dawrhōn)

Coordinate terms

• ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, “year”), ܥܣܲܪܬܵܐ (ˁsartā, “decade”), ܐܲܠܦܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (alpāyūṯā, “millennium”)

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒂦 (BAD₃ /⁠dūrum⁠/).

Pronunciation

• ܕܘܼܪܵܐ:

  (Standard) IPA^(key): [duːrɑː]

• ܕܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ:

  (Standard) IPA^(key): [duːreː]

Noun

ܕܘܼܪܵܐ • (dūrā) m sg (plural ܕܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (dūrē))

1. wall, enclosure, circle

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܘܼܪܵܐ (dūrā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܘܼܪܝܼ (dūrī)		ܕܘܼܪܲܢ (dūran)
	construct	ܕܘܼܪ (dūr)	2nd person	ܕܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (dūrūḵ)	ܕܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (dūrāḵ)	ܕܘܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܼܪܵܐ (dūrā)	3rd person	ܕܘܼܪܹܗ (dūrēh)	ܕܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (dūrāh)	ܕܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (durhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܝܼ (dūrī)		ܕܘܼܪ̈ܲܢ (dūran)
	construct	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ (dūray)	2nd person	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (dūrūḵ)	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (dūrāḵ)	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (dūrē)	3rd person	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (dūrūh)	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dūrōh)	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (durhōn)

Proper noun

ܕܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ • (dūrē) f

1. Dooreh (an Assyrian town in northern Iraq, located in Barwar)

Descendants

• → Northern Kurdish: دورێ (durê)

Etymology 3

Verbal noun of ܕܵܐܹܪ (dāˀēr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dəwɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܕܘܵܪܵܐ • (dwārā) m sg (plural ܕܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ (dwārē))

1. dwelling, inhabiting
2. settlement

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܘܵܪܵܐ (dwārā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܘܵܪܝܼ (dwārī)		ܕܘܵܪܲܢ (dwāran)
	construct	ܕܘܵܪ (dwār)	2nd person	ܕܘܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (dwārūḵ)	ܕܘܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (dwārāḵ)	ܕܘܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dwārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܵܪܵܐ (dwārā)	3rd person	ܕܘܵܪܹܗ (dwārēh)	ܕܘܵܪܵܗ̇ (dwārāh)	ܕܘܵܪܗܘܿܢ (dwārhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܘܵܪ̈ܝܼ (dwārī)		ܕܘܵܪ̈ܲܢ (dwāran)
	construct	ܕܘܵܪ̈ܲܝ (dwāray)	2nd person	ܕܘܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (dwārūḵ)	ܕܘܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (dwārāḵ)	ܕܘܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dwārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ (dwārē)	3rd person	ܕܘܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (dwārūh)	ܕܘܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dwārōh)	ܕܘܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (dwārhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek δωρεά (dōreá).

Alternative forms

• ܕܘܪܐܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dorɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dore(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܕܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܘܪܐ)

1. gift (especially from spouses or in-laws)

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܘܪ	ܕܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܕܘܪ	ܕܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܕܘܪܐ	ܕܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܘܪܝ	ܕܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܘܪܟ	ܕܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܘܪܟܝ	ܕܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܘܪܗ	ܕܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܘܪܗ	ܕܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܘܪܢ	ܕܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܘܪܟܘܢ	ܕܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܘܪܟܝܢ	ܕܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܘܪܗܘܢ	ܕܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܘܪܗܝܢ	ܕܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒂦 (BAD₃ /⁠dūru⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [durɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dure(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܕܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܘܪܐ)

1. wall, enclosure, circle
2. (ecclesiastical) procession

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܘܪ	ܕܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܕܘܪ	ܕܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܕܘܪܐ	ܕܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܘܪܝ	ܕܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܘܪܟ	ܕܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܘܪܟܝ	ܕܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܘܪܗ	ܕܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܘܪܗ	ܕܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܘܪܢ	ܕܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܘܪܟܘܢ	ܕܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܘܪܟܝܢ	ܕܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܘܪܗܘܢ	ܕܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܘܪܗܝܢ	ܕܘܪܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܕܘܪܐ ܕܫܢܐ

Etymology 3

From the root ܕ-ܘ-ܪ (d-w-r) related to dwelling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [d(ə)wɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܕܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܘܪܐ)

1. dwelling, inhabiting

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܘܪ	ܕܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܕܘܪ	ܕܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܕܘܪܐ	ܕܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܘܪܝ	ܕܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܘܪܟ	ܕܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܘܪܟܝ	ܕܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܘܪܗ	ܕܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܘܪܗ	ܕܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܘܪܢ	ܕܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܘܪܟܘܢ	ܕܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܘܪܟܝܢ	ܕܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܘܪܗܘܢ	ܕܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܘܪܗܝܢ	ܕܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dwrˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-01-13
• “dwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-01-13
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 61b, 62a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 88a
• 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. 287b