ܚܘܪܐ

Color derived from Aramaic חִיוָּרָא (ḥewwārā); compare Arabic أَحْوَر (ʔaḥwar), حُوَّارَى (ḥuwwārā, “chalk”), Hebrew חִוֵּר (khivér, “pale”) and חוּר (khúr, “fine white cloth”).

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ܚܘܵܪܵܐ • (ḥwārā) (feminine ܚܘܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥwārtā), plural ܚܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥwārē))

1. white

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ • (ḥwārā) m

1. the white color
2. white person

Unlike some English usage of the term “white” referring to people of European descent, this term is not an ethnic label and refers to any person with light skin pigmentation.

• ܚܘܵܪܵܝܵܐ (ḥwārāyā, “a white person”)
• ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܚܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ (lḇūšē ḥwārē, “white garments”)

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r), related to whitening; compare Arabic حُوَّارَى (ḥuwwārā), أَحْوَر (ʔaḥwar), Hebrew חִוֵּר (ḥiwwēr), חוּר (ḥūr).

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ftr=ḥewwārtā
pltr=ḥewwārē

ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥewwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

1. white, silvery; clear, bright

• ܐܘܟܡܐ (ʾūkkāmā)

ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥewwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārē), singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ (ḥewwārtā))

1. white (color)
2. (numismatics) silver coin
3. white pepper
4. various trees and plants: white alder, white vine
5. white metal, tin
6. sheep
7. (in the plural) white garments
8. (anatomy) sclera, white of the eye

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r), related to whitening; compare Arabic حَوْر (ḥawr).

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ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥawwərā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥawwərē))

1. various trees: white poplar, alder
2. cinder, burnt out coal
3. yearling lamb

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

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ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥawrā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ)

1. vision, sight, gaze
2. aspect, look, appearance
3. spectacle
4. pattern
5. likeness, example, model, copy
6. time

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

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ftr=ḥawwārtā
pltr=ḥawwārā

ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥawwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܘܪܬܐ)

1. envious, jealous, gluttonous, greedy

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܪ (ḥ-w-r) related to gazing.

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ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥəwārā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥəwārē))

1. look, glance, gazing
2. consideration, contemplation
3. aim, intention

From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܪ (ḥ-r-r); compare Arabic خَوْر (ḵawr), Hebrew חֹר (ḥōr). Compare also Old Armenian խոր (xor).

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ܚܘܪܐ • (ḥorrā, ḥōrā) m (plural ܚܘܪܐ (ḥorrē, ḥōrē))

1. hole, aperture

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• “ḥwr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-14
• “ḥwr³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-14
• “ḥwr⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-04-13
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• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 134a-b
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From Aramaic חיורא.

• IPA^(key): /ħeworo/

ܚܶܘܳܪܳܐ • (ḥeworo)

1. white

   Antonym: ܟܳܡܳܐ (komo)

From Aramaic חַבְרָא (ḥaḇrā)

• IPA^(key): /ħawro/

ܚܰܘܪܳܐ • (ḥawro) m

1. friend