ܕܝܪܐ

See also: ܪܝܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܕ-ܘ-ܪ (d-w-r) related to dwelling. Compare Arabic دَيْر (dayr) and Hebrew דִּיר (dîr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dajrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dajre(ʔ)], [dajrɑθɑ(ʔ)], [dajrawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܕܝܪܘܬܐ or ܕܝܪܬܐ or ܕܝܪܐ)

1. dwelling, habitation
2. (usually feminine gender) monastery, convent
3. lodge
4. cote, fold
5. den

Usage notes

The plurals ܕܝܪܬܐ (dayrāṯāʾ) and ܕܝܪܘܬܐ (dayrawwāṯāʾ) are used for the sense of "monastery" while the plural ܕܝܪܐ (dayrēʾ) is used for other senses.

Inflection

    declension of ܕܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܝܪ	ܕܝܪܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܕܝܪ	ܕܝܪܘܬ ,ܕܝܪܬ ,ܕܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܕܝܪܐ	ܕܝܪܘܬܐ ,ܕܝܪܬܐ ,ܕܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܝܪܝ	ܕܝܪܘܬܝ ,ܕܝܪܬܝ ,ܕܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܝܪܟ	ܕܝܪܘܬܟ ,ܕܝܪܬܟ ,ܕܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܝܪܟܝ	ܕܝܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܕܝܪܬܟܝ ,ܕܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܝܪܗ	ܕܝܪܘܬܗ ,ܕܝܪܬܗ ,ܕܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܝܪܗ	ܕܝܪܘܬܗ ,ܕܝܪܬܗ ,ܕܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܝܪܢ	ܕܝܪܘܬܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܝܪܟܘܢ	ܕܝܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܝܪܟܝܢ	ܕܝܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܝܪܗܘܢ	ܕܝܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܝܪܗܝܢ	ܕܝܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܝܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: دير

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic دَيَّار (dayyār) and Hebrew דַּיָּר (dayyār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dajjɑrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dajjɑre(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܝܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܝܪܬܐ)

1. dweller, inhabitant

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܝܪ	ܕܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܕܝܪ	ܕܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܕܝܪܐ	ܕܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܝܪܝ	ܕܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܝܪܟ	ܕܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܝܪܟܝ	ܕܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܝܪܗ	ܕܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܝܪܗ	ܕܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܝܪܢ	ܕܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܝܪܟܘܢ	ܕܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܝܪܟܝܢ	ܕܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܝܪܗܘܢ	ܕܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܝܪܗܝܢ	ܕܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dyr”, 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, 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. 91a-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, p. 300a