ܚܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܚܝܪܐ

Etymology 1

A misspelling of ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ (ḵyārā), from Persian خیار (xiyâr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xi.jɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܚܝܼܵܪܵܐ • (ḫīyara) m (plural ܚܝܼܵܖܹ̈ܐ (ḫīyare))

1. cucumber: a long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, usually eaten raw in salads or pickled.

Declension

Inflection of ܚܝܼܵܪܵܐ (ḥīyārā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	{{{sg.abs.}}} ()	1st person	ܚܝܼܵܪܝܼ (ḥīyārī)		ܚܝܼܵܪܲܢ (ḥīyāran)
	construct	{{{sg.cstr.}}} ()	2nd person	ܚܝܼܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḥīyārūḵ)	ܚܝܼܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥīyārāḵ)	ܚܝܼܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥīyārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܝܼܵܪܵܐ (ḥīyārā)	3rd person	ܚܝܼܵܪܹܗ (ḥīyārēh)	ܚܝܼܵܪܘܿܗ̇ (ḥīyārōh)	ܚܝܼܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ḥīyārhōn)
plural	absolute	{{{pl.abs.}}} ()	1st person	ܚܝܼܵܖ̈ܝܼ ()		ܚܝܼܵܖ̈ܲܢ ()
	construct	{{{pl.cstr.}}} ()	2nd person	ܚܝܼܵܖ̈ܘܼܟ݂ ()	ܚܝܼܵܖ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ ()	ܚܝܼܵܖ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ()
	emphatic	ܚܝܼܵܖܹ̈ܐ ()	3rd person	ܚܝܼܵܖܹ̈ܗ ()	ܚܝܼܵܖ̈ܘܿܗ̇ ()	ܚܝܼܵܖ̈ܗܘܿܢ ()

Etymology 2

Root
ܚ ܘ ܪ (ḥ w r)
10 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xa.jɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܝܵܪܵܐ • (ḫāyara) m (plural ܚܲܝܵܖܹ̈ܐ (ḫāyare))

1. gaze, glance, look

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)jɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)jɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܚܝܪܐ • (ḥyārā) m (plural ܚܝܪܐ (ḥyārē))

1. gaze, glance, look
2. sight, countenance
3. aspect
4. (figuratively) appearance; presence; attention

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܝܪ	ܚܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܚܝܪ	ܚܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܚܝܪܐ	ܚܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܝܪܝ	ܚܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܝܪܟ	ܚܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܝܪܟܝ	ܚܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܝܪܗ	ܚܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܝܪܗ	ܚܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܝܪܢ	ܚܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܝܪܟܘܢ	ܚܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܝܪܟܝܢ	ܚܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܝܪܗܘܢ	ܚܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܝܪܗܝܢ	ܚܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥyr”, 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 100b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 141a
• 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 449a