ܟܝܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܝܪܐ

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Persian خیار (xiyâr), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 (xyār).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ (ḵyārām sg (plural ܟ݂ܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḵyārē))

  1. cucumber

Inflection

    Inflection of ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ (ḵyārā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܟ݂ܝܵܪܝܼ
(ḵyārī)
ܟ݂ܝܵܪܲܢ
(ḵyāran)
construct ܟ݂ܝܵܪ
(ḵyār)
2nd person ܟ݂ܝܵܪܘܼܟ݂
(ḵyārūḵ)
ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḵyārāḵ)
ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḵyārāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ
(ḵyārā)
3rd person ܟ݂ܝܵܪܹܗ
(ḵyārēh)
ܟ݂ܝܵܪܵܗ̇
(ḵyārāh)
ܟ݂ܝܵܪܗܘܿܢ
(ḵyārhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܝܼ
(ḵyārī)
ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܲܢ
(ḵyāran)
construct ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܲܝ
(ḵyāray)
2nd person ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂
(ḵyārūḵ)
ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḵyārāḵ)
ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḵyārāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟ݂ܝܵܪܹ̈ܐ
(ḵyārē)
3rd person ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ
(ḵyārūh)
ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(ḵyārōh)
ܟ݂ܝܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ
(ḵyārhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Possibly a misreading of ܟܢܪܐ (kennārā) or related to ܟܝܪܬܐ (kīrattā, writing).

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܟܝܪܐ (m(uncountable)

  1. (possibly) writing, calligraphy
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek χήρᾱ (khḗrā).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܝܪܐ (kīrāf (plural ܟܝܪܐ (kīrē))

  1. widow
Inflection

Etymology 3

From Arabic خِيَار (ḵiyār), from Persian خیار (xiyâr), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 (xyār).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܝܪܐ (kyārā, ḵyārām (plural ܟܝܪܐ (kyārē, ḵyārē))

  1. cucumber
Inflection

References

  • kyr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • kyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • kyrˀ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 213b, 625a
  • 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 620b