ܟܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܝܪܐ

Alternative forms

• ܚܝܼܵܪܵܐ (ḥīyārā)

Etymology

From Persian خیار (xiyâr), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 (xyār).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xəjɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ • (ḵyārā) m sg (plural ܟ݂ܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḵyārē))

1. cucumber

Inflection

Inflection of ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ (ḵyārā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܝܼ (ḵyārī)		ܟ݂ܝܵܪܲܢ (ḵyāran)
	construct	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ (ḵyār)	2nd person	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (ḵyārūḵ)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ḵyārāḵ)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḵyārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ (ḵyārā)	3rd person	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܹܗ (ḵyārēh)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܗ̇ (ḵyārāh)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܗܘܿܢ (ḵyārhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܝܼ (ḵyārī)		ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܲܢ (ḵyāran)
	construct	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ḵyāray)	2nd person	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ḵyārūḵ)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḵyārāḵ)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḵyārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟ݂ܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḵyārē)	3rd person	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ḵyārūh)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḵyārōh)	ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḵyārhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Possibly a misreading of ܟܢܪܐ (kennārā) or related to ܟܝܪܬܐ (kīrattā, “writing”).

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܟܝܪܐ • ( ) m (uncountable)

1. (possibly) writing, calligraphy

Inflection

    declension of ܟܝܪܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܟܝܪ
construct	ܟܝܪ
emphatic	ܟܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܝܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܝܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܝܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܝܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܝܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܝܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܝܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܝܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܝܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek χήρᾱ (khḗrā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kirɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kire] (plural)

Noun

ܟܝܪܐ • (kīrā) f (plural ܟܝܪܐ (kīrē))

1. widow

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܝܪ	ܟܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܟܝܪ	ܟܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܟܝܪܐ	ܟܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܝܪܝ	ܟܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܝܪܟ	ܟܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܝܪܟܝ	ܟܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܝܪܗ	ܟܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܝܪܗ	ܟܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܝܪܢ	ܟܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܝܪܟܘܢ	ܟܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܝܪܟܝܢ	ܟܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܝܪܗܘܢ	ܟܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܝܪܗܝܢ	ܟܝܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Arabic خِيَار (ḵiyār), from Persian خیار (xiyâr), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 (xyār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)jɑrɑ], [x(ə)jɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)jɑre], [x(ə)jɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܟܝܪܐ • (kyārā, ḵyārā) m (plural ܟܝܪܐ (kyārē, ḵyārē))

1. cucumber

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܝܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܝܪ	ܟܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܟܝܪ	ܟܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܟܝܪܐ	ܟܝܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܝܪܝ	ܟܝܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܝܪܟ	ܟܝܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܝܪܟܝ	ܟܝܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܝܪܗ	ܟܝܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܝܪܗ	ܟܝܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܝܪܢ	ܟܝܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܝܪܟܘܢ	ܟܝܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܝܪܟܝܢ	ܟܝܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܝܪܗܘܢ	ܟܝܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܝܪܗܝܢ	ܟܝܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “kyr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kyrˀ²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 213b, 625a
• 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, page 620b