ܬܪܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܲܪܥܵܐ

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܪ ܥ (t r ˁ)
2 terms

From Aramaic תַּרְעָא (tarʿā); cognante to Arabic ثَغْر (ṯaḡr, “gap, cleft”) and Hebrew שַׁעַר (shá'ar, “gateway”) by metathesis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tar.ʕɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tˤara]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tar.rɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܪܥܵܐ • (tarˁā) m (plural ܬܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ (tarˁē) or ܬܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܹܐ (tarˁānē) or ܬܲܪ̈ܥܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tarˁawwāṯā))

1. door, gate
2. entrance, ingress
3. opening, outlet, vent

Usage notes

The word ܒܸܠܵܐ (billā) may instead be used to refer to the main or front door.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܪܥܵܐ (tarˁā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܪܥܝܼ (tarˁī)		ܬܲܪܥܲܢ (tarˁan)
	construct	ܬܪܲܥ (traˁ)	2nd person	ܬܲܪܥܘܼܟ݂ (tarˁūḵ)	ܬܲܪܥܵܟ݂ܝ (tarˁāḵ)	ܬܲܪܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tarˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܪܥܵܐ (tarˁā)	3rd person	ܬܲܪܥܹܗ (tarˁēh)	ܬܲܪܥܵܗ̇ (tarˁāh)	ܬܲܪܥܗܘܿܢ (tarˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܝܼ (tarˁānī)		ܬܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܲܢ (tarˁānan)
	construct	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܲܝ (tarˁay)	2nd person	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tarˁānūḵ)	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tarˁānāḵ)	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tarˁānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܹܐ (tarˁānē)	3rd person	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܘܼܗܝ (tarˁānūh)	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (tarˁānōh)	ܬܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tarˁānhōn)

Synonyms

• (gate): ܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ (bāḇā), ܕܲܪܘܵܙܵܐ (darwāzā)

Related terms

• ܬܘܼܪܥܬܵܐ (turˁtā)
• ܬܪܝܼܥܘܼܬܵܐ (trīˁūtā)
• ܬܪܲܥ ܩܵܢܟܹ̈ܐ (traˁ qānkē)
• ܬܲܪܥܵܝܵܐ (tarˁāyā, “doorkeeper, gatekeeper, porter”)
• ܬܵܪܘܿܥܵܐ (tārōˁā)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܬ-ܪ-ܥ (t-r-ʿ) related to breaking through. Compare Arabic ثَغْر (ṯaḡr) and Hebrew שַׁעַר (šáʿar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tarʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tarʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܥܐ • (tar‘ā’) m (plural ܬܪܥܐ)

1. door, gate, entrance, ingress
2. (figuratively) beginning
3. opening, outlet, vent
4. gateway, avenue, pass
5. (architecture) atrium
6. court, palace
7. chapter, heading
8. (prosody, poetry) strophe, stanza
9. plan, expedient

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܪܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
construct	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝ
emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ	ܬܪܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܪܥܝ	ܬܪܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟ	ܬܪܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܪܥܢ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܪ-ܥ (t-r-ʿ) related to breaking through.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tarrɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tarrɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܪܥܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܪܥܬܐ)

1. doorkeeper, gatekeeper, porter

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܪܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
construct	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝ
emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ	ܬܪܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܪܥܝ	ܬܪܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟ	ܬܪܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܪܥܢ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܬ-ܪ-ܥ (t-r-ʿ) related to breaking through. Compare Hebrew שׁוֹעֵר (šôʿēr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɑrʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɑrʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܪܥܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܪܥܬܐ)

1. doorkeeper, gatekeeper, porter

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܪܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
construct	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝ
emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ	ܬܪܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܪܥܝ	ܬܪܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟ	ܬܪܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܪܥܢ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܬ-ܪ-ܥ (t-r-ʿ) related to breaking through.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t(ə)rɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [t(ə)rɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܪܥܐ)

1. spurt, flow
2. rip, rent

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܪܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
construct	ܬܪܥ	ܬܪܥܝ
emphatic	ܬܪܥܐ	ܬܪܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܪܥܝ	ܬܪܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟ	ܬܪܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܪܥܗ	ܬܪܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܪܥܢ	ܬܪܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܪܥܟܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܘܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܪܥܗܝܢ	ܬܪܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “trˁ”, 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. 398a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 621b
• 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. 1670b-1671a