ܝܪܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From English yard.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jar.dɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܪܕܵܐ • (yardā) m sg (plural ܝܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (yardē))

1. yard, unit of length equal to 3 feet
2. (nautical) shipyard

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܪܕܵܐ (yardā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܪܕܝܼ (yardī)		ܝܲܪܕܲܢ (yardan)
	construct	ܝܼܪܲܕ݂ (īraḏ)	2nd person	ܝܲܪܕܘܼܟ݂ (yardūḵ)	ܝܲܪܕܵܟ݂ܝ (yardāḵ)	ܝܲܪܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yardāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪܕܵܐ (yardā)	3rd person	ܝܲܪܕܹܗ (yardēh)	ܝܲܪܕܘܿܗ̇ (yardōh)	ܝܲܪܕܗܘܿܢ (yardhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܝܼ (yardī)		ܝܲܪ̈ܕܲܢ (yardan)
	construct	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܲܝ (yarday)	2nd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܟ݂ (yardūḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܵܟ݂ܝ (yardāḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yardāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (yardē)	3rd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܗܝ (yardūh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܘܿܗ̇ (yardōh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܗܘܿܢ (yardhōn)

Coordinate terms

• (yard): ܦܘܼܨܵܐ (pūṣā, “inch”), ܐܲܩܠܵܐ (aqlā, “foot”), ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā, “mile”)

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic وِرْد (wird).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jar.dɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܪܕܵܐ • (yardā) m sg (plural ܝܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (yardē))

1. (geography) river, stream, brook
2. well, tank

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܪܕܵܐ (yardā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܪܕܝܼ (yardī)		ܝܲܪܕܲܢ (yardan)
	construct	ܝܼܪܲܕ݂ (īraḏ)	2nd person	ܝܲܪܕܘܼܟ݂ (yardūḵ)	ܝܲܪܕܵܟ݂ܝ (yardāḵ)	ܝܲܪܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yardāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪܕܵܐ (yardā)	3rd person	ܝܲܪܕܹܗ (yardēh)	ܝܲܪܕܘܿܗ̇ (yardōh)	ܝܲܪܕܗܘܿܢ (yardhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܝܼ (yardī)		ܝܲܪ̈ܕܲܢ (yardan)
	construct	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܲܝ (yarday)	2nd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܟ݂ (yardūḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܵܟ݂ܝ (yardāḵ)	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yardāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ (yardē)	3rd person	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܗܝ (yardūh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܘܿܗ̇ (yardōh)	ܝܲܪ̈ܕܗܘܿܢ (yardhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic وِرْد (wird).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jardɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [jarde(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܝܪܕܐ • (yardā') m (plural ܝܪܕܐ)

1. (geography) river, stream, brook
2. well, tank

Inflection

    inflection of ܝܪܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܪܕ	ܝܪܕܝܢ
construct	ܝܪܕ	ܝܪܕܝ
emphatic	ܝܪܕܐ	ܝܪܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܝܪܕܝ	ܝܪܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܝܪܕܟ	ܝܪܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܝܪܕܟܝ	ܝܪܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܝܪܕܗ	ܝܪܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܝܪܕܗ	ܝܪܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܝܪܕܢ	ܝܪܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܝܪܕܟܘܢ	ܝܪܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܝܪܕܟܝܢ	ܝܪܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܝܪܕܗܘܢ	ܝܪܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܝܪܕܗܝܢ	ܝܪܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “yrd”, 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. 145a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 197a
• 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. 583b