ܢܗܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- Hebrew script: נהרא
Etymology
From the root ܢ-ܗ-ܪ (n-h-r). Compare Akkadian 𒀀𒇉 (nāru), Arabic نَهْر (nahr), Hebrew נָהָר (nāhār), and Ugaritic 𐎐𐎅𐎗 (nhr).
Usage notes
Usually, the plural ܢܗܪܐ (nahrē(ʾ)) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܢܗܪܘܬܐ (nahrawwāṯā(ʾ)) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).
Inflection
declension of ܢܗܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܗܪ | ܢܗܪܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܗܪ | ܢܗܪܘܬ ,ܢܗܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܗܪܐ | ܢܗܪܘܬܐ ,ܢܗܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܗܪܝ | ܢܗܪܘܬܝ ,ܢܗܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܗܪܟ | ܢܗܪܘܬܟ ,ܢܗܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܗܪܟܝ | ܢܗܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܗܪܗ | ܢܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܢܗܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܗܪܗ | ܢܗܪܘܬܗ ,ܢܗܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܗܪܢ | ܢܗܪܘܬܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܗܪܟܘܢ | ܢܗܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܗܪܟܝܢ | ܢܗܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܗܪܗܘܢ | ܢܗܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܗܪܗܝܢ | ܢܗܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܢܗܪܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܢܗܪܘܢܐ
References
- “nhr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 198b
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 330a
- 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. 894b
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