Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From English yard.

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [jar.dɑː]

Noun edit

ܝܲܪܕܵܐ (yardām sg (plural ܝܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (yardē))

  1. yard, unit of length equal to 3 feet
  2. (nautical) shipyard
Inflection edit
Coordinate terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Compare Arabic وِرْد (wird).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [jar.dɑː]

Noun edit

ܝܲܪܕܵܐ (yardām sg (plural ܝܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (yardē))

  1. (geography) river, stream, brook
  2. well, tank
Inflection edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Compare Arabic وِرْد (wird).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [jardɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jarde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܝܪܕܐ (yardā'm (plural ܝܪܕܐ)

  1. (geography) river, stream, brook
  2. well, tank

Inflection edit

References edit

  • yrd”, 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. 145a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 197a
  • 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. 583b