ܢܘܪܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܘܪ̈ܢܝܐ

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܘ ܪ (n w r)
1 term

From ܢܘܼܪܵܐ (nūrā, “fire”) +‎ -ܢܝܐ (-nāyā, the intensive attributive adjective ending); the sense of “pyramid” is a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [nuːrɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (nūrānāyā) (feminine ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (nūrānāytā), plural ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē))

1. fiery

   Synonym: ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܐ (nurrānā)

2. pyramidal

Noun

ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (nūrānāyā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē))

1. (architecture, Egyptology) pyramid (ancient massive construction)

   ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ ܕܓܝܼܙܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܒܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܩܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ ܥܲܬܝܼܩܬܵܐ.

   nūrānāyē rabbē d-gīzā pīšē ìwā binyē ayḵ qaḇrē gāw miṣrēn ˁatīqtā.

   The Great Pyramids of Giza were built as tombs in Ancient Egypt.

2. (geometry) pyramid (solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal base)
3. (management, psychology) pyramid, hierarchy

   Synonym: ܬܸܓ݂ܡܵܐ (tiḡmā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nūrānāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܝܼ (nūrānāyī)		ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܲܢ (nūrānāyan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝ (nūrānāy)	2nd person	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nūrānāyūḵ)	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrānāyāḵ)	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrānāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nūrānāyā)	3rd person	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܹܗ (nūrānāyēh)	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (nūrānāyāh)	ܢܘܼܪܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (nūrānāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܝܼ (nūrānāyī)		ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܲܢ (nūrānāyan)
	construct	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܲܝ (nūrānāyay)	2nd person	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (nūrānāyūḵ)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (nūrānāyāḵ)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nūrānāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ (nūrānāyē)	3rd person	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܘܼܗܝ (nūrānāyūh)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (nūrānāyōh)	ܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (nūrānāyhōn)