ܛܝܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܛܝܪܐ (ܚܝܘܬܐ)

Etymology 1

Root
ܛ ܘ ܪ (ṭ w r)
1 term

From Aramaic טַיְרָא (ṭayrā); compare the same in Arabic طَائِر (ṭāʔir).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܛܲܝܪܵܐ (ṭayrām or f (plural ܛܲܝܪܹ̈ܐ (ṭayrē))

  1. bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal with feathers, wings, and a beak)
    ܛܲܝܪܵܐ ܒܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܸܙܡܵܪܵܐ.
    ṭayrā b-ṭūrā ìwā bizmārā.
    The bird was in the mountain singing.
    • Proverbs 27:8:
      ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܛܲܝܪܵܐ ܕܥܵܪܹܩ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܸܢܹܗ، ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܕܥܵܪܹܩ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܹܗ.
      ayḵ ṭayrā d-ˁārēq min qinnēh, hādḵā ìlēh nāšā d-ˁārēq min baytēh.
      Like a bird that wanders from its nest, Is a man who wanders from his place.
    • Matthew 13:4:
      ܟܲܕ ܒܸܙܪܵܥܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܲܪܙܲܪܥܵܐ، ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܡܲܪܙܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ، ܘܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܛܲܝܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܠܩܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܸܠܹܗ.
      kad bizrāˁā ìwā barzarˁā, īt wā d-npīl lēh ˁal marzā d-urḥā, w-tē lhōn ṭayrē w-l-qīṭ lhōn illēh.
      As he was scattering the seeds, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
Usage notes

While this word is traditionally feminine, it is masculine in Iraqi Koine.

Inflection

Etymology 2

ܛܝܪܐ (ܓܘܡܢܐ ܕܥܪ̈ܒܐ)

From Aramaic טְיָרָא (ṭyārā); related to Hebrew טִירָה (tirá).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܛܝܵܪܵܐ (ṭyārām (plural ܛܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ṭyārē))

  1. sheepfold, enclosure
    ܐܲܟܵܪܵܐ ܘܪܵܥܝܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܛܪܝܼ ܒܲܕ̈ܠܹܐ ܥܲܠ ܥܸܪ̈ܒܗܘܿܢ ܘܒܸܩܪܗܘܿܢ ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܛܝܵܪܵܐ.
    The farmer and shepherd watch over their sheep and cattle enclosed in the sheepfold.
Inflection

Etymology 3

Literally, The sheepfolds. From the plural of the above, referring to them being renowned for their textiles spun and woven from sheep's wool, and their yogurt, cheese and other dairy products made from sheep or goat's milk.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܛܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ṭyārēf

  1. Tyari (Assyrian tribe and district within Hakkari on the western bank of the Zab river, traditionally divided into Upper and Lower Tyari)
    Meronyms: ܛܝܵܪܹܐ ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ (ṭyārē ˁillāytā, Upper Tyari), ܛܝܵܪܹܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܬܵܐ (ṭyārē taḥtāytā, Lower Tyari)
Derived terms

Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

From the root ܛ-ܘ-ܪ (ṭ-w-r) related to flying. Compare Arabic طَيْر (ṭayr).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܛܝܪܐ (ṭayrāf (plural ܛܝܪܐ)

  1. bird (especially bird of prey), birds
    Synonyms: ܨܦܪܐ, ܦܪܚܬܐ, ܥܘܦܐ, ܚܛܘܦܐ, ܦܪܘܚܐ
  2. winged insect
Inflection

Proper noun

ܛܝܪܐ (transliteration neededf

  1. (astronomy) name of a star

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew טִירָה (ṭîrâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܛܝܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܛܝܪܐ)

  1. hurdle
  2. enclosure, sheepfold
  3. flock, herd
  4. convent
Inflection

References

  • ṭyr”, 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, p. 126a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 172b
  • 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, pp. 527b-528a