Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܢܘܪ̈ܢܝܐ

Etymology

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Root
ܢ ܘ ܪ (n w r)
1 term

From ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrā, fire) +‎ -ܢܝܐ (-nāyā, the intensive attributive adjective ending); the sense of “pyramid” is a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nuːrɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

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ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nūrānāyā) (feminine ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (nūrānāytā), plural ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē))

  1. fiery
    Synonym: ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܐ (nurrānā)
  2. pyramidal

Noun

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ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nūrānāyām sg (plural ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē))

  1. (architecture, Egyptology) pyramid (ancient massive construction)
    ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ ܕܓܝܼܙܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܒܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܩܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ ܥܲܬܝܼܩܬܵܐ.
    nūrānāyē rabbē d-gīzā pīšē ìwā binyē ayḵ qaḇrē gāw miṣrēn ˁatīqtā.
    The Great Pyramids of Giza were built as tombs in Ancient Egypt.
  2. (geometry) pyramid (solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal base)
  3. (management, psychology) pyramid, hierarchy
    Synonym: ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܐ (tiḡmā)

Inflection

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