ܟܢܪܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian (kunār, kanār). Compare Persian کنار (konâr), Old Armenian քնարուկ (kʻnaruk).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܢܪܐ • (kənārā, knārā) m (plural ܟܢܪܐ (kənārē, knārē))

  1. lotus (Ziziphus lotus tree and flower)
  2. medlar tree
  3. service tree
  4. name of a drug
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܢܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܢܪ 1st person ܟܢܪܝ ܟܢܪܢ
construct ܟܢܪ 2nd person ܟܢܪܟ ܟܢܪܟܝ ܟܢܪܟܘܢ ܟܢܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܢܪܐ 3rd person ܟܢܪܗ ܟܢܪܗ ܟܢܪܗܘܢ ܟܢܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܢܪܝܢ 1st person ܟܢܪܝ ܟܢܪܝܢ
construct ܟܢܪܝ 2nd person ܟܢܪܝܟ ܟܢܪܝܟܝ ܟܢܪܝܟܘܢ ܟܢܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܢܪܐ 3rd person ܟܢܪܘܗܝ ܟܢܪܝܗ ܟܢܪܝܗܘܢ ܟܢܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *kinnār-.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܢܪܐ • (kennārā) m (plural ܟܢܪܐ (kennārē))

  1. stringed instrument; lyre, harp, cithara, cittern
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܢܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܢܪ 1st person ܟܢܪܝ ܟܢܪܢ
construct ܟܢܪ 2nd person ܟܢܪܟ ܟܢܪܟܝ ܟܢܪܟܘܢ ܟܢܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܢܪܐ 3rd person ܟܢܪܗ ܟܢܪܗ ܟܢܪܗܘܢ ܟܢܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܢܪܝܢ 1st person ܟܢܪܝ ܟܢܪܝܢ
construct ܟܢܪܝ 2nd person ܟܢܪܝܟ ܟܢܪܝܟܝ ܟܢܪܝܟܘܢ ܟܢܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܢܪܐ 3rd person ܟܢܪܘܗܝ ܟܢܪܝܗ ܟܢܪܝܗܘܢ ܟܢܪܝܗܝܢ
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Old Armenian: քնար (kʻnar)
    • → Armenian: քնար (kʻnar) (learned)
    • → Georgian: ქნარი (knari)
  • → Middle Persian:
    Book Pahlavi script: (knʾl /⁠kennār⁠/)
  • → Sanskrit: किंनरा (kiṃnarā), किन्नर (kinnara, “deity of divine music; divinized lyre”)

References

  • “knr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “knr”, 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 158b
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 283
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 219a
  • 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 636b
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