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ܚܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܚ ܘ ܪ (ḥ w r)
11 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

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xəwɑːrɑː]

Adjective

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

  1. white

Noun

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ܚܘܵܪܵܐ • (ḥwārā) m

  1. white
  2. white person

Usage notes

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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

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See also

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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

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. white, silvery; clear, bright
Inflection
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Inflection of ܚܘܪܐ
person singular plural
m f m f
absolute ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܝܢ ܚܘܪܢ
construct ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܬ ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܬ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܬܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܬܐ
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Noun

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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
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Inflection of ܚܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܘܪ 1st person ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܢ
construct ܚܘܪ 2nd person ܚܘܪܟ ܚܘܪܟܝ ܚܘܪܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪܝ 2nd person ܚܘܪܝܟ ܚܘܪܝܟܝ ܚܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܘܗܝ ܚܘܪܝܗ ܚܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. various trees: white poplar, alder
  2. cinder, burnt out coal
  3. yearling lamb
Inflection
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Inflection of ܚܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܘܪ 1st person ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܢ
construct ܚܘܪ 2nd person ܚܘܪܟ ܚܘܪܟܝ ܚܘܪܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪܝ 2nd person ܚܘܪܝܟ ܚܘܪܝܟܝ ܚܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܘܗܝ ܚܘܪܝܗ ܚܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

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From the root ܚ ܘ ܪ related to gazing.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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
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Inflection of ܚܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܘܪ 1st person ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܢ
construct ܚܘܪ 2nd person ܚܘܪܟ ܚܘܪܟܝ ܚܘܪܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪܝ 2nd person ܚܘܪܝܟ ܚܘܪܝܟܝ ܚܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܘܗܝ ܚܘܪܝܗ ܚܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

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From the root ܚ ܘ ܪ related to gazing.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. envious, jealous, gluttonous, greedy
Inflection
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Inflection of ܚܘܪܐ
person singular plural
m f m f
absolute ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܝܢ ܚܘܪܢ
construct ܚܘܪ ܚܘܪܬ ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܬ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܬܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܚܘܪܬܐ

Etymology 5

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From the root ܚ ܘ ܪ related to gazing.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. look, glance, gazing
  2. consideration, contemplation
  3. aim, intention
Inflection
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Inflection of ܚܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܘܪ 1st person ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܢ
construct ܚܘܪ 2nd person ܚܘܪܟ ܚܘܪܟܝ ܚܘܪܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪܝ 2nd person ܚܘܪܝܟ ܚܘܪܝܟܝ ܚܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܘܗܝ ܚܘܪܝܗ ܚܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 6

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. hole, aperture
Inflection
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Inflection of ܚܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܘܪ 1st person ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܢ
construct ܚܘܪ 2nd person ܚܘܪܟ ܚܘܪܟܝ ܚܘܪܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܗ ܚܘܪܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܚܘܪܝ ܚܘܪܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪܝ 2nd person ܚܘܪܝܟ ܚܘܪܝܟܝ ܚܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܘܗܝ ܚܘܪܝܗ ܚܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

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  • “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, pages 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, →ISBN, pages 432a–b

Turoyo

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Etymology 1

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From Aramaic חיורא.

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ܚܶܘܳܪܳܐ • (ḥeworo)

  1. white
    Antonym: ܟܳܡܳܐ (komo)

Etymology 2

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From Aramaic חַבְרָא (ḥaḇrā)

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ܚܰܘܪܳܐ • (ḥawro) m

  1. friend
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