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 (kūrām (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kūrē))

  1. furnace, crucible, kiln, oven
    Synonym: ܐܬܘܢܐ (ʾattūnā)
  2. fire, hearth
Inflection
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 (kōrāf (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 (kawwārāc (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kawwārē))

  1. beehive
Inflection

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, kwārām (plural ܟܘܪܐ (kōrē, kwārē))

  1. cor/kor, homer
Inflection

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