ܐܬܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew אֲתָר‎ (ʾăṯār) and Aramaic אתרא‎.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaθ.rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaθ.re], [ʔaθ.rawˈwɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܬܪܐ • (ʾaṯrā) m (plural ܐܬܪܘܬܐ‎ or ܐܬܪܐ)

  1. place, spot
  2. region, land, country
  3. district, province
  4. inhabitants
  5. means
  6. (figuratively) room, space; opportunity, time; delay

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܐܬܪܐ‎ (ʾaṯrē) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܐܬܪܘܬܐ‎ (ʾaṯrawwāṯā) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

Inflection
    declension of ܐܬܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܐܬܪ ܐܬܪܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܢ
construct ܐܬܪ ܐܬܪܘܬ ,ܐܬܪܝ
emphatic ܐܬܪܐ ܐܬܪܘܬܐ ,ܐܬܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܐܬܪܝ ܐܬܪܘܬܝ ,ܐܬܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܐܬܪܟ ܐܬܪܘܬܟ ,ܐܬܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܐܬܪܟܝ ܐܬܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܐܬܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܐܬܪܗ ܐܬܪܘܬܗ ,ܐܬܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܐܬܪܗ ܐܬܪܘܬܗ ,ܐܬܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܐܬܪܢ ܐܬܪܘܬܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܐܬܪܟܘܢ ܐܬܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܐܬܪܟܝܢ ܐܬܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܬܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܐܬܪܗܘܢ ܐܬܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܐܬܪܗܝܢ ܐܬܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms
  • ܐܬܪܝܐ‎ (ʾaṯrāyā)
  • ܐܬܪܢܝܐ‎ (ʾaṯrānāyā)

References
  • “ˀtr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-25
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 22b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 33a-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, pages 112b-113a
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