ܝܬܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܘ ܬ ܪ (w t r) |
| 6 terms |
Compare Arabic وَتَر (watar) and Hebrew יֶתֶר (yéter).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ • (yaṯrā) m sg (plural ܝܲܬܪܹ̈ܐ (yatrē))
- rope, cord, string, fibre
- (archery) bowstring
- (geometry) chord, diameter
- (architecture) beam
- (anatomy) sinew, tendon
- Synonym: ܓܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ (gyāḏā)
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (yaṯrā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܝܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ (yaṯrī) |
ܝܲܬ݂ܪܲܢ (yaṯran) | ||
| construct | ܝܼܬ݂ܲܪ (īṯar) |
2nd person | ܝܲܬ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (yaṯrūḵ) |
ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (yaṯrāḵ) |
ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaṯrāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (yaṯrā) |
3rd person | ܝܲܬ݂ܪܹܗ (yaṯrēh) |
ܝܲܬ݂ܪܘܿܗ̇ (yaṯrōh) |
ܝܲܬ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (yaṯrhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (yaṯrī) |
ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (yaṯran) | ||
| construct | ܝܲܬܪ̈ܲܝ (yatray) |
2nd person | ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (yaṯrūḵ) |
ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (yaṯrāḵ) |
ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaṯrāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܝܲܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (yaṯrē) |
3rd person | ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (yaṯrūh) |
ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yaṯrōh) |
ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (yaṯrhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (yaṯrāyā)
- ܝܲܬܪ̈ܲܝ ܩܵܠܵܐ (yatray qālā)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܘ-ܬ-ܪ (w-t-r) related to being extra. Compare Arabic وَتَر (watar) and Hebrew יֶתֶר (yéṯer).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܝܬܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܬܪܐ)
- rope, cord, string, fibre
- bowstring
- (anatomy) sinew, tendon
- (geometry) chord, diameter
- (architecture) beam
Inflection edit
inflection of ܝܬܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܝܬܪ | ܝܬܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܝܬܪ | ܝܬܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܝܬܪܐ | ܝܬܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܝܬܪܝ | ܝܬܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܝܬܪܟ | ܝܬܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܝܬܪܟܝ | ܝܬܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܝܬܪܗ | ܝܬܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܝܬܪܗ | ܝܬܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܝܬܪܢ | ܝܬܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܝܬܪܟܘܢ | ܝܬܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܝܬܪܟܝܢ | ܝܬܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܝܬܪܗܘܢ | ܝܬܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܝܬܪܗܝܢ | ܝܬܪܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “ytr”, 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. 147a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 200b
- 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. 590b-591a