ܛܗܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܛ ܗ ܪ (ṭ h r)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic טַהְרָא (ṭahrā); compare Arabic ظُهْر (ẓuhr) and Hebrew צָהֳרַיִם (tsahoráyim).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tˤah.rɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [tˤaːrɑː]

Noun

ܛܲܗܪܵܐ • (ṭahrā) m sg (plural ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ (ṭahrāwātē) or ܛܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (ṭahrē))

1. midday, noon, the middle part of the day

   Synonym: ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܝܘܿܡ (palgā dyōm)

   ܛܲܗܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܢܵܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܚܲܡܝܼܡܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ.

   ṭahrā ìlēh mnātā yatīr ḥamīmā b-yāwmā.

   Noon is the hottest part of the day.

2. (by extension) afternoon

   ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ ― brīḵ ṭahrā ― Good afternoon

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܲܗܪܝܼ (ṭahrī)		ܛܲܗܪܲܢ (ṭahran)
	construct	ܛܗܲܪ (ṭhar)	2nd person	ܛܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṭahrūḵ)	ܛܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭahrāḵ)	ܛܲܗܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭahrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)	3rd person	ܛܲܗܪܹܗ (ṭahrēh)	ܛܲܗܪܵܗ̇ (ṭahrāh)	ܛܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (ṭahrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܝܼ (ṭahrāāwātī)		ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܲܢ (ṭahrāāwātan)
	construct	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ (ṭahrāwāt)	2nd person	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (ṭahrāāwātūḵ)	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭahrāāwātāḵ)	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭahrāāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܹܐ (ṭahrāāwātē)	3rd person	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ (ṭahrāāwātūh)	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (ṭahrāāwātōh)	ܛܲܗܪ̈ܵܵܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ (ṭahrāāwāthōn)

Coordinate terms

• (times of day) ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā); ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā, “daytime”), ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nuḡhā, “dawn”), ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā, “sunrise”), ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā, “morning”), ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā, “noon, afternoon”), ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā, “sunset”), ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nuṣpā, “dusk”), ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā, “evening”), ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (palgā d-laylē, “midnight”), ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē, “nighttime”) ^{(Category: aii:Times of day)}

Derived terms

• ܛܲܗܪܵܝܵܐ (ṭahrāyā, “of noon”)
• ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (bār ṭahrā, “in the afternoon, post meridiem, p.m.”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic ظُهْر (ẓuhr) and Hebrew צָהֳרַיִם (ṣāhŏráyim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˤah.rɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈtˤah.re], [tˤah.rawˈwɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܛܗܪܐ • (ṭahrā) m (plural ܛܗܪܘܬܐ or ܛܗܪܐ)

1. noon, midday

Inflection

    declension of ܛܗܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܗܪ	ܛܗܪܘܢ ,ܛܗܪܝܢ
construct	ܛܗܪ	ܛܗܪܘܬ ,ܛܗܪܝ
emphatic	ܛܗܪܐ	ܛܗܪܘܬܐ ,ܛܗܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܗܪܝ	ܛܗܪܘܬܝ ,ܛܗܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܗܪܟ	ܛܗܪܘܬܟ ,ܛܗܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܗܪܟܝ	ܛܗܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܛܗܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܗܪܗ	ܛܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܛܗܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܗܪܗ	ܛܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܛܗܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܗܪܢ	ܛܗܪܘܬܢ ,ܛܗܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܗܪܟܘܢ	ܛܗܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܛܗܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܗܪܟܝܢ	ܛܗܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܛܗܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܗܪܗܘܢ	ܛܗܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܛܗܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܗܪܗܝܢ	ܛܗܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܛܗܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭhr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-28
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 123a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 167b
• 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. 513b