ܟܘܪܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒆠𒉈 (/⁠kuru⁠/, “crucible, kiln, brazier; log, thick reed; short reed mat, collection of reeds”), likely coined from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, “a bundle”), hence a place of burning bundles of firewood or tinder; compare Arabic كُور (kūr) and Hebrew כּוּר (kûr).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kūrā) m (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kūrē))

  1. furnace, crucible, kiln, oven
    Synonym: ܐܬܘܢܐ (ʾattūnā)
  2. fire, hearth
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܘܪ 1st person ܟܘܪܝ ܟܘܪܢ
construct ܟܘܪ 2nd person ܟܘܪܟ ܟܘܪܟܝ ܟܘܪܟܘܢ ܟܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܪܐ 3rd person ܟܘܪܗ ܟܘܪܗ ܟܘܪܗܘܢ ܟܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܟܘܪܝ ܟܘܪܝܢ
construct ܟܘܪܝ 2nd person ܟܘܪܝܟ ܟܘܪܝܟܝ ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܪܐ 3rd person ܟܘܪܘܗܝ ܟܘܪܝܗ ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ
Descendants

(taking Classical Syriac as representative for all Semitic)

  • Georgian: ქურა (kura)
  • Old Armenian: քուրայ (kʻuray)
  • Persian: کوره (kôre)
  • Arabic: كُور (kūr)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek χώρᾱ (khṓrā).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kōrā) f (plural ܟܘܪܣ (kōras) or ܟܘܪܘܣ (kōrās))

  1. land, country
    Synonyms: ܐܪܥܐ (ʾarʿā), ܡܬܐ (māṯā), ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrā)
  2. province, region, district
    Synonyms: ܫܒܒܘܬܐ (šəḇāḇūṯā), ܦܢܝܬܐ (pənīṯā), ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrā), ܩܪܝܬܐ (qərīṯā)
  3. neighbourhood
    Synonyms: ܫܒܒܘܬܐ (šəḇāḇūṯā), ܩܘܪܒܐ (qurbā), ܟܦܪܘܢܐ (kap̄rōnā)
Descendants

Etymology 3

Compare ܟܘܪܬܐ (kawwārtā).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kawwārā) c (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kawwārē))

  1. beehive
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܘܪ 1st person ܟܘܪܝ ܟܘܪܢ
construct ܟܘܪ 2nd person ܟܘܪܟ ܟܘܪܟܝ ܟܘܪܟܘܢ ܟܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܪܐ 3rd person ܟܘܪܗ ܟܘܪܗ ܟܘܪܗܘܢ ܟܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܟܘܪܝ ܟܘܪܝܢ
construct ܟܘܪܝ 2nd person ܟܘܪܝܟ ܟܘܪܝܟܝ ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܪܐ 3rd person ܟܘܪܘܗܝ ܟܘܪܝܗ ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Akkadian 𒄥 (/⁠kurru⁠/), ultimately from Sumerian 𒄥 (GUR, “a bundle of barley; standard unit of capacity”), which is also the origin of the above word for beehive and of ܟܪܬܐ (kārtā, “bundle; burden”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܘܪܐ • (kōrā, kwārā) m (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kōrē, kwārē))

  1. cor/kor, homer
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܘܪ 1st person ܟܘܪܝ ܟܘܪܢ
construct ܟܘܪ 2nd person ܟܘܪܟ ܟܘܪܟܝ ܟܘܪܟܘܢ ܟܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܪܐ 3rd person ܟܘܪܗ ܟܘܪܗ ܟܘܪܗܘܢ ܟܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܟܘܪܝ ܟܘܪܝܢ
construct ܟܘܪܝ 2nd person ܟܘܪܝܟ ܟܘܪܝܟܝ ܟܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܟܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܪܐ 3rd person ܟܘܪܘܗܝ ܟܘܪܝܗ ܟܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܟܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “kwr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “kwr3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “kwr4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “kwr”, 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 154a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 210b-211a
  • 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, page 612b
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