ܢܝܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Derived from Akkadian 𒉌𒄿𒊒 (nīru, “yoke, crossbeam”); cognate with Arabic نِير (nīr), and Hebrew נִיר (nîr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nirɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [nire(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܢܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܝܪܐ)

1. yoke (for oxen)
2. beam (of a loom)
3. weft, woof
4. (figuratively) service, servitude, bondage
5. tie of a vine to its prop

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܝܪ	ܢܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܢܝܪ	ܢܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܢܝܪܐ	ܢܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܝܪܝ	ܢܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܝܪܟ	ܢܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܝܪܟܝ	ܢܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܝܪܗ	ܢܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܝܪܗ	ܢܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܝܪܢ	ܢܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܝܪܟܘܢ	ܢܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܝܪܟܝܢ	ܢܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܝܪܗܘܢ	ܢܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܝܪܗܝܢ	ܢܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (beam; weft): ܢܘܠܐ

Descendants

• Arabic: نِير (nīr)

Proper noun

ܢܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (astronomy) star in Ursa Minor, possibly Pherkad (Gamma Ursae Minoris)

References

• “nyr”, 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. 203b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 339a
• 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. 916a