ܝܬܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܪ (w t r)
7 terms

Compare Arabic وَتَر (watar) and Hebrew יֶתֶר (yéter).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jaθ.rɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [jat.rɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ • (yaṯrām sg (plural ܝܲܬܪܹ̈ܐ (yatrē))

  1. rope, cord, string, fibre
  2. (archery) bowstring
  3. (geometry) chord, diameter
  4. (architecture) beam
  5. (anatomy) sinew, tendon
    Synonym: ܓܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ (gyāḏā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܝܼܬ݂ܲܪ (īṯar) 1st person ܝܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ (yaṯrī) ܝܲܬ݂ܪܲܢ (yaṯran)
construct ܝܼܬ݂ܲܪ (īṯar) 2nd person ܝܲܬ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (yaṯrōḵ) ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (yaṯrāḵ) ܝܲܬ݂ܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaṯrawḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (yaṯrā) 3rd person ܝܲܬ݂ܪܹܗ (yaṯrēh) ܝܲܬ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (yaṯrāh) ܝܲܬ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (yaṯrhōn)
plural absolute ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܝܼܢ (yaṯrīn) 1st person ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (yaṯrī) ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (yaṯran)
construct ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (yaṯray) 2nd person ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (yaṯrōḵ) ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (yaṯrāḵ) ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaṯrawḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (yaṯrē) 3rd person ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (yaṯrūh) ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (yaṯrōh) ܝܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (yaṯrayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܪ
2 terms

Compare Arabic وَتَر (watar) and Hebrew יֶתֶר (yéṯer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jaθrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jaθre] (plural)

Noun

ܝܬܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܝܬܪܐ)

  1. rope, cord, string, fibre
  2. bowstring
  3. (anatomy) sinew, tendon
  4. (geometry) chord, diameter
  5. (architecture) beam

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܬܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܝܬܪ 1st person ܝܬܪܝ ܝܬܪܢ
construct ܝܬܪ 2nd person ܝܬܪܟ ܝܬܪܟܝ ܝܬܪܟܘܢ ܝܬܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܝܬܪܐ 3rd person ܝܬܪܗ ܝܬܪܗ ܝܬܪܗܘܢ ܝܬܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܝܬܪܝܢ 1st person ܝܬܪܝ ܝܬܪܝܢ
construct ܝܬܪܝ 2nd person ܝܬܪܝܟ ܝܬܪܝܟܝ ܝܬܪܝܟܘܢ ܝܬܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܝܬܪܐ 3rd person ܝܬܪܘܗܝ ܝܬܪܝܗ ܝܬܪܝܗܘܢ ܝܬܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ytr”, 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, page 147a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 200b
  • 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, →ISBN, pages 590b–591a