Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek καιρός (kairós).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [qe(ʔ)rsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qe(ʔ)rse(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܩܐܪܣܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܩܐܪܣܐ)

  1. time
    Synonyms: ܫܥܬܐ, ܙܒܢܐ
  2. season
    Synonyms: ܡܘܙܓܐ, ܙܒܢܐ, ܫܘܚܠܦܐ
  3. right time, opportunity, occasion
  4. misfortune, calamity, distress, difficulty
    Synonym: ܥܣܩܘܬܐ
  5. war, battle, fighting, altercation, quarrel
    Synonyms: ܚܪܒܐ, ܩܪܒܐ

Inflection edit

References edit

  • qyrs”, 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. 331b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 486b
  • 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. 1308a