ܢܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܢܘܪܐ (ܕܩܠܐ)
ܢܘܪܐ (ܡܚܙܝܬܐ)

Etymology 1

From Aramaic נוּרָא (nūrā), from Proto-Semitic *nūr- (“light”); compare Arabic نُور (nūr) and Hebrew נוּר (nûr).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [nuːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (nūrā) m (plural ܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nūrē) or ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (nūrāwātē))

  1. fire
  2. (figurative, colloquial) highly expensive item, expensive price
    ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܐܵܢܝܼ ܢܘܼܪܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ! ― lḇūšē ānī nūrā ìnā! ― These clothes are very expensive!

Proper noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (nūrā) m

  1. (euphemistic) Hell
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܢܘܼܪܝܼ
(nūrī)		 ܢܘܼܪܲܢ
(nūran)
construct ܢܘܼܪ
(nūr)		 2nd person ܢܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂
(nūrūḵ)		 ܢܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ
(nūrāḵ)		 ܢܘܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(nūrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܢܘܼܪܵܐ
(nūrā)		 3rd person ܢܘܼܪܹܗ
(nūrēh)		 ܢܘܼܪܘܿܗ̇
(nūrōh)		 ܢܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ
(nurhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ
(nūrāwātī)		 ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܲܢ
(nūrāwātan)
construct ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ
(nūrāwāt)		 2nd person ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂
(nūrāwātūḵ)		 ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(nūrāwātāḵ)		 ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(nūrāwātāwḵōn)
emphatic ܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ
(nūrē)		 3rd person ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ
(nūrāwātūh)		 ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇
(nūrāwātōh)		 ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ
(nūrāwāthōn)

See also

Etymology 2

From Aramaic נַורָא (nawrā), from Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /⁠nāmaru⁠/).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [nɑwːrɑː]

Noun

ܢܵܘܪܵܐ • (nāwrā) m (plural ܢܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ (nāwrē))

  1. mirror
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܢܘܼܪܝܼ
(nūrī)		 ܢܘܼܪܲܢ
(nūran)
construct ܢܘܼܪ
(nūr)		 2nd person ܢܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂
(nūrūḵ)		 ܢܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ
(nūrāḵ)		 ܢܘܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(nūrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܢܘܼܪܵܐ
(nūrā)		 3rd person ܢܘܼܪܹܗ
(nūrēh)		 ܢܘܼܪܵܗ̇
(nūrāh)		 ܢܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ
(nurhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܢܘܼܪ̈ܝܼ
(nūrī)		 ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܢ
(nūran)
construct ܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ
(nūray)		 2nd person ܢܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂
(nūrūḵ)		 ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ
(nūrāḵ)		 ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(nūrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ
(nūrē)		 3rd person ܢܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ
(nūrūh)		 ܢܘܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(nūrōh)		 ܢܘܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ
(nurhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *nūr-. Cognate with Arabic نُور (nūr) and Hebrew נוּר (nûr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nurɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (nūrā’) f (plural ܢܘܪܘܬܐ)

  1. fire, conflagration
  2. (in the plural) volcanoes
Inflection
    declension of ܢܘܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܢܘܪ ܢܘܪܘܢ
construct ܢܘܪ ܢܘܪܘܬ
emphatic ܢܘܪܐ ܢܘܪܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܢܘܪܝ ܢܘܪܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܢܘܪܟ ܢܘܪܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܢܘܪܟܝ ܢܘܪܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܢܘܪܗ ܢܘܪܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܢܘܪܗ ܢܘܪܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܢܘܪܢ ܢܘܪܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܢܘܪܟܘܢ ܢܘܪܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܢܘܪܟܝܢ ܢܘܪܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܢܘܪܗܘܢ ܢܘܪܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܢܘܪܗܝܢ ܢܘܪܘܬܗܝܢ
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • ܒܝܬ ܢܘܪܐ (bēṯ nūrā, “fire temple”)

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒈾𒈠𒊒𒌝 (NA.MA.RU.UM /⁠nāmaru⁠/).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nawre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ)

  1. mirror
    Synonyms: ܡܚܙܝܬܐ, ܡܚܙܝܐ, ܒܝܬ ܡܚܙܝܐ
Inflection
    inflection of ܢܘܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܢܘܪ ܢܘܪܝܢ
construct ܢܘܪ ܢܘܪܝ
emphatic ܢܘܪܐ ܢܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܢܘܪܝ ܢܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܢܘܪܟ ܢܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܢܘܪܟܝ ܢܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܢܘܪܗ ܢܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܢܘܪܗ ܢܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܢܘܪܢ ܢܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܢܘܪܟܘܢ ܢܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܢܘܪܟܝܢ ܢܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܢܘܪܗܘܢ ܢܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܢܘܪܗܝܢ ܢܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܪ (n-w-r) related to shying.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [n(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. shying, dreading, fearing
Inflection
    declension of ܢܘܪܐ
state singular (uncountable)
absolute ܢܘܪ
construct ܢܘܪ
emphatic ܢܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܢܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܢܘܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܢܘܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܢܘܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܢܘܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܢܘܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܢܘܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܢܘܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܢܘܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܢܘܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܢ-ܘ-ܪ (n-w-r) related to shying.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nawwɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nawwɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܢܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܘܪܬܐ)

  1. terrified, fearful, daunted
Inflection
    declension of ܢܘܪܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܢܘܪ ܢܘܪܝܢ
construct ܢܘܪ ܢܘܪܝ
emphatic ܢܘܪܐ ܢܘܪܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܢܘܪܐ ܢܘܪܢ
construct ܢܘܪܬ ܢܘܪܬ
emphatic ܢܘܪܬܐ ܢܘܪܬܐ

References
  • “nwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-22
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 200b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 334a-b
  • 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. 904a-b
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