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

• ܒܲܗܪܵܐ (bahrā, “light”), ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ (nuhrā)

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

• ܝܩܕܐ
• ܝܩܕܬܐ

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