ܛܝܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܛ-ܘ-ܪ‎ (ṭ-w-r) related to flying. Compare Arabic طَيْر‎ (ṭayr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤajrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤajre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܝܪܐ • (ṭayrā) f (plural ܛܝܪܐ)

1. bird (especially bird of prey), birds
2. winged insect

Inflection

    declension of ܛܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܝܪ	ܛܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܛܝܪ	ܛܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܛܝܪܐ	ܛܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܝܪܝ	ܛܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܝܪܟ	ܛܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܝܪܟܝ	ܛܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܝܪܗ	ܛܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܝܪܗ	ܛܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܝܪܢ	ܛܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܝܪܟܘܢ	ܛܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܝܪܟܝܢ	ܛܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܝܪܗܘܢ	ܛܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܝܪܗܝܢ	ܛܝܪܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܨܦܪܐ‎

Proper noun

ܛܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (astronomy) name of a star

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew טִירָה‎ (ṭîrâ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܛܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܝܪܐ)

1. hurdle
2. enclosure, sheepfold
3. flock, herd
4. convent

Inflection

    declension of ܛܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܝܪ	ܛܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܛܝܪ	ܛܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܛܝܪܐ	ܛܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܝܪܝ	ܛܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܝܪܟ	ܛܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܝܪܟܝ	ܛܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܝܪܗ	ܛܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܝܪܗ	ܛܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܝܪܢ	ܛܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܝܪܟܘܢ	ܛܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܝܪܟܝܢ	ܛܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܝܪܗܘܢ	ܛܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܝܪܗܝܢ	ܛܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭyr”, 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, p. 126a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 172b
• 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, pp. 527b-528a